Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:26:09 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Peter Philipp <philipp@globalserve.net> Cc: Jeremy Domingue <jer@hughes.net>, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disgruntled Linux User... questions about FreeBSD Message-ID: <199807140426.VAA00484@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:17:54 EDT." <Pine.NEB.4.00.9807132110460.25223-100000@geeklab.globalserve.net>
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> On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Jeremy Domingue wrote: > > > 3) Is anyone using SMP on FreeBSD with an Adaptec 7880 on-board SCSI > > controller? Linux people keep telling me that this is not a good > > configuration for Linux... how about for FreeBSD? > > Where I work we have a dual PII with built in SCSI controller. In my > opinion this was a bad buy, but that's the process of "gaining experience" > I guess. This is ridiculously bogus. Integrated SCSI, and particularly a decent integrated SCSI controller, can be an excellent buy. > First off look at what a built in SCSI can do to you... > Imagine yourself in a scenario where it's a sunday morning and the > built in adapter somehow dies. Not only do you have to replace the > motherboard but you'll be looking all over town for a place that sells > these dual cpu motherboards. It's much easier to find a place with an > external scsi adapter, and you'll be off after replacing it (or if you're > smart you'll have a spare scsi card lying around somewhere, and just > replace the broken one...would you have a spare motherboard lying around > for the price it is?).. This is like saying that you shouldn't wear cotton underwear because maybe some aliens or them damn commies will suddenly infest your town with a lethal cotton-eating virus. "Pish tosh". > I don't think we use the built in scsi on the box at all...it's just too > much pain fiddling with it. I'd stay away from it. Well, having bought more than a few boards with integrated SCSI in my time, and never _not_ used it, I think your sample is unusefully small. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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