Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 22:00:59 -0500 (EST) From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Cc: toor@dyson.iquest.net, shimon@simon-shapiro.org, mike@smith.net.au, tom@sdf.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DPT install problem Message-ID: <199805300300.WAA05097@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <199805261847.LAA00549@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "May 26, 98 11:47:18 am"
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> > > > > > On 22-May-98 Mike Smith wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > However, there are a couple of things that you personally (and other > > > >> > concerned users) can do to help the situation. > > > >> > > > > >> > - Contribute commentary (as you have), documentation and source/ > > > >> > procedural fixes. Remeber that FreeBSD is a volunteer project - > > > >> > your support means that it will continue to improve. > > > >> > - Donate a DPT controller to our testing pool so that we can test > > > >> > with it. Chances are we can scrape enough disks together in one > > > >> > place to meet the 20GB mark if we have one. > > > >> > > > >> I recently donated TWO DPT controllers and FIVE disk drives. They went > > > >> to > > > >> two separate FreeBSD prominent figures, but still do not add up to 20GB. > > > > > > > > Then we need some accountability from these prominent figures. Where > > > > is their feedback on this discussion? > > > > > Do you want working kernel threads and SMP or DPT support? I am working > > feverishly on the SMP and kernel threads stuff, and physically cannot do > > any more in the day. > > I just want to know what these people are doing if not answering > questions. Guessing and begging users for input is traditional stuff, > but if there's a better alternative, I'm all for it. > > > I do plan to work on the DPT stuff, but I can only do one type of thing > > at a time... > > Sounds reasonable to me. What we need are some underlings for you to > boss around doing your grunt work. JD and the moonshine gang? > I have worked in mgmt before, I make a much better 'grunt'. :-). Also, if we can find someone who can do things more quickly or efficiently, and Simon agrees, I am willing to ship the equipment to someone else. I consider the equipment as a project resource donated by Simon, and am willing to do what I can do to make things move more quickly as needed and agreed by everyone concerned!!! John To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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