Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 17:29:04 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@estienne.CS.Berkeley.EDU> To: Steven Lee <xv01325@powers.phoenix.telecom.com.au> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: QLogic SCSI controller for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199502220129.RAA16634@estienne.cs.berkeley.edu> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:54:11 EDT." <199502212354.KAA10865@trlluna.trl.OZ.AU>
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> >Hello, > >I am buying a new PC to run FreeBSD. I have been offered the QLogic >SCSI controller (VLB) at half the price of an Adaptec 2842. I have >two questions. > >1) Is anyone writing a driver for QLogic? >2) The salesperson claims that the QLogic controller is compatible with > Adaptec which if it is true suggests that I may be able to use > an Adaptec driver. Have you heard of any FreeBSD users doing this > successfully? The Adaptec 2842 (assuming your motherboard is good about VL Busmastering DMA) is fast, and has reliable support under FreeBSD. The same cannot be said of the QLogic. Even if it works in an emulation mode, it will not perform at its best that way. > >Thank you in advance > >- steven lee - > >PS I think you guys a doing a great job with FreeBSD. I have had a few > problems with my system but overall I am a very satisfied user. > Keep up the good work and keep smiling :-) -- Justin T. Gibbs ============================================== TCS Instructional Group - Programmer/Analyst 1 Cory | Po | Danube | Volga | Parker | Torus ==============================================
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