From owner-freebsd-alpha Mon Jun 17 15:59: 0 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A39C637B429 for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:58:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g5HMrvSm023092 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:54:00 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely5.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id g5HMrtFJ092198 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:53:55 +0200 (CEST)?g (envelope-from ticso@cicely5.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.1/8.12.1/Submit) id g5HMrrGY092197; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:53:53 +0200 (CEST)?g (envelope-from ticso) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:53:52 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Oliver Lehmann Cc: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot from scsi Message-ID: <20020617225352.GH43253@cicely5.cicely.de> Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de References: <20020617203402.69ff1348.lehmann@ans-netz.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020617203402.69ff1348.lehmann@ans-netz.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.99i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely5.cicely.de 5.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 08:34:02PM +0200, Oliver Lehmann wrote: > Hi, > > i own an AlphaPC 164LX. Actually i boot from IDE, because the SRM didn't > recognise my Seagate connected to an 895 DigitalStorm. > So, I'm searching for an SCSI controller which is bootable. I found > following Controllers with Google: > > Symbios Logic 8100S ( 53C810 Chipset) (or other 53C810 w/o ending letters > like A or AE) (810A is definitly > not working??) 810a controllers are working on a PC164 so they should an a PC164LX too. 810ae do not work on a PC164 so it's open on a PC164LX. > Taekram 390F ( 53C875 Chipset) (only revision 2.2, 3.0 is not known > to work) > > (some chipsets miss?) > > Now my question. I'm able to get a MAX 875 Controller (symbios 875 > chipset). Someone knows if other 875 controllers are bootable from my > alpha (AlphaPC 146LX) except the 390f (Maybe someone hase the MAX 875? ;)? > And what are the differences between the 2.2 and 3.0 revision? And how > affect these limit to 2.2 other 875 controllers? Is that a chipset > revision? In general an 875 should work in every chip revision, but it's always possible for a card manufacturer to break this. Noname cards and original Symbios cards have done best in my expirience. -- B.Walter COSMO-Project http://www.cosmo-project.de ticso@cicely.de Usergroup info@cosmo-project.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message