From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 8 00:07:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA18547 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 00:07:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from smtp03.primenet.com (smtp03.primenet.com [206.165.6.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA18500 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 00:07:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bkogawa@primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp03.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA21882; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 01:07:32 -0700 (MST) Received: from ip211.sjc.primenet.com(206.165.96.211), claiming to be "foo.primenet.com" via SMTP by smtp03.primenet.com, id smtpd021825; Thu Jan 8 01:07:28 1998 Received: (from bkogawa@localhost) by foo.primenet.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) id LAA07523; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 11:44:04 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 11:44:04 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199801071944.LAA07523@foo.primenet.com> To: felix@royal.net Subject: Re: Adaptec AVA1505 ISA SCSI Card Newsgroups: localhost.freebsd.questions References: From: "Bryan K. Ogawa" Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #1 (NOV) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In localhost.freebsd.questions you write: >I have been offered a CD-R and SCSI card for a very cheap price and I was >wondering what the 1505 is like, and if FBSD provides good support for >it. I have never used SCSI before, but it seems like a good option >especially since the setup for devices on the bus is so much simpler. >I'd love to hear from anyone if you have any comments on this card. In addition, this card is an ISA card, and a slow one, at that. I am pretty sure that this card's driver is not maintained under FreeBSD. Code exists, but support for some things isn't there, and no one's taking suggestions on what people need. I ran into this when I was trying to get my scanner to work with a 1502. It might work for whatever you are using it for (e.g. the CD-R), but if it doesn't, your only recourse may be to fix the driver yourself. If I were offered this deal, I would probably value the card at somewhere around US$5 or less in trying to decide if the CD-R were a good price. However, I am pessimistic about the value of hardware when evaluating purchases. All is not lost, however. You can find NCR 810 based cards for US$50, which are well supported, PCI, and fast. I almost bought one, but I got a deal on a Buslogic card closer to home. -- bryan k ogawa http://www.primenet.com/~bkogawa/