From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 21 9:14:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp-send.myrealbox.com (smtp-send.myrealbox.com [192.108.102.143]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5CDB37B40B for ; Fri, 21 Jun 2002 09:14:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jud [12.33.164.6] by myrealbox.com with NetMail ModWeb Module; Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:14:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Hardware question From: "Jud" To: secosky@duq.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 12:14:43 -0400 X-Mailer: NetMail ModWeb Module X-Sender: jud MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1024676083.8801dffcjud@myrealbox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----Original Message----- From: Emery Secosky To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 09:58:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Hardware question Hi, I am evaluating FREEBSD 4.5 RELEASE. I noticed that on the hardware compatibility list for FREEBSD 4.5 that PERC 3/DC is not listed, but the PERC 3/DCL is supported and listed. In talking to DELL they mentioned that the only difference between the two cards is the physical size. =20 FREEBSD 4.5 installed with the PERC 3/DC card installed successfully without any problems. I was wondering if the PERC 3/DC is suppported since it uses the same driver as the PERC 3/DCL? Thanks, Emery Secosky Systems Administrator _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Don't know if you want to trust a Pitt graduate,=20 but...;) In terms of "support" as it's used in the hardware=20 compatibility list, you may have answered your own question. If I understand your note, you've successfully installed 4.5-RELEASE on a machine using the PERC 3/DC as a controller. Since "support" as used in the hardware compatibility list essentially means "works with" AIUI, it seems you've proved that 4.5-RELEASE does indeed support the PERC 3/DC. If you are asking in terms of "technical support" - well, this is your tech support right here, absent a contract with a company specifically providing tech support for the FreeBSD OS. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message