From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 1 17:51:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E96716A4DE for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:51:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (mail.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0468B43D5C for ; Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:51:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.171.127.191] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1G7yPC-0003xD-AJ; Tue, 01 Aug 2006 11:51:46 -0600 In-Reply-To: <44CF74CC.4070401@samsco.org> References: <20060731224403.T27679@ganymede.hub.org> <20060801075159.GD64880@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <20060801083550.GE64880@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <20060801113704.K27679@ganymede.hub.org> <20060801150540.GA10310@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <44CF74CC.4070401@samsco.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <329A30C1-E306-42AE-98A6-00B5D2C756A1@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:51:45 -0600 To: Scott Long X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.171.127.191 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: iir(4) driver (Was: Re: Safe card to replace for ICP Vortex GDT851...) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:51:47 -0000 On Aug 1, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Scott Long wrote: > Second, various Adaptec sources have confirmed that they do support > FreeBSD. There are new drivers for the 22300SLP for example (though one person replied to me privately and said they crash all the time). However, what they claim as support is not really support. There is no updated driver for older 2200s family cards, no updated management apps, no management apps for new cards (2230SLP has a driver from Adaptec, but no management or reporting app which makes it almost useless)... When you call Adaptec and tell them you are on FreeBSD, even if the issue is in their firmware, they don't want to talk to you (though they often still will -- my issue a year or two ago they did work on after telling me it wasn't supported)... Best regards Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net