Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 08:51:36 -0500 From: "Bill Campbell" <campbb@d-e.pvt.k12.nj.us> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Adaptec AVA-1505 and AVA-1515 Message-ID: <CC80880C33@d-e.pvt.k12.nj.us>
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I checked the questions archive with no luck, and I haven't seen it on a FreeBSD compatability list so I'll ask here. Does FreeBSD currently support either the Adaptec AVA-1505 or AVA-1515 PIO SCSI controllers? I know they would not be recommeded for use with FreeBSD, but I only want to use it to access a Syquest EZ-135 drive which I might use very infrequently to run FreeBSD on a machine which doesn't normally run it (so I don't want nor have the space to put FreeBSD on the hard drive.) If so and I get the AVA-1515 (which has BIOS for booting) should I be able to boot FreeBSD off of the Syquest drive? Basically, I may need to get a SCSI controller just to run the Syqest EZ-135 drive primarily under OS/2, but the option to tinker around with FreeBSD on the same machine would be useful. Therefore, I would be trying to boot FreeBSD off of the Syquest via OS/2 Boot Manager. (Do I even have to have a SCSI controller with bios boot support or could I get away with doing something with OS/2 Boot Manager or a diskette which would allow me to run off the Syquest?) Money is a concern which is why I'm looking at these low end cards. I can get the 1505 for $50 or the 1515 for $80. Thanks in advance. - Bill *--------- * Bill Campbell email: campbb@d-e.pvt.k12.nj.us * Dwight-Englewood School phone: 201-569-9500 ext 3206 * 315 E. Palisade Avenue * Englewood, New Jersey 07631 * USA
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