From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 5 16:04:01 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id QAA16773 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:04:01 -0800 Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id QAA16758 for ; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:03:56 -0800 Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id KAA00941; Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:36:31 GMT From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199512061036.KAA00941@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Adaptec PCI 7870? To: paulj@xs4all.nl (Paul Jongsma) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:36:30 +0000 () Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199512051117.AA01374@xs1.xs4all.nl> from "Paul Jongsma" at Dec 5, 95 12:17:44 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 994 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Paul Jongsma stands accused of saying: > > Based on FreeBsd 2.1 I'd like to build a nice server based on a > pentium system. The local computerdealer claims that the Adaptec > 7870 controller he is offering is compatible with a 2940W controller. One would expect so; certainly the 7870 is supported, whether its implementation on this particular adapter is supported is less clear. > Is this a fact? Will FreeBSD recognise this controller? Please email > if you have any experience with this controller + FreeBSD. The 7870 is a chip, not a whole controller. It is, AFAIK, the chip used in the 2940. > Paul -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[