Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 11:34:25 -0700 From: John-David Childs <jdc@nterprise.net> To: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> Cc: questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: Status of Adaptec AHA-2920? Message-ID: <19971116113425.49177@denver.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971116015150.1243A-100000@donaldburr.dyn.ml.org>; from Donald Burr on Sun, Nov 16, 1997 at 01:53:06AM -0800 References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.971116015150.1243A-100000@donaldburr.dyn.ml.org>
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On Sunday November 16, 1997, Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> had this to say about "Status of Adaptec AHA-2920?": > I wish to purchase a new SCSI adapter, and the Adaptec AHA-2920 is in my > price range (I don't have much money to spend). I did a search on the > FreeBSD mail archives, and I find that, as of June 1995, it is not > compatible with FreeBSD. I wonder if this has changed now that 2.2.5 is > out? I'd even be willing to try one of the 3.x versions. Caan anyone > tell me if this SCSI adapter is supported or not, and by which version> > Please respond by e-mail to <dburr@POBoxes.com> . Thanks! > There are unofficial hacks by Michael Ranner at http://www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/rmike/freebsd/ for 2.2.2 (and maybe later). For 2.2.5-RELEASE, those sources (and a few more details about how to unpack/use them) are in the /xperimnt directory of the 2.2.5-RELEASE source tree (e.g. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org://pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/xperimnt) I am using them right now with 2.2-STABLE (Nov 1 kernel). That said, do as I say and not as I did and save the few extra bucks for a higher quality SCSI card...you'll thank yourself for the performance gain :) (I use the 2920 at home, but I certainly wouldn't want to put it on ANY machine I intend for semi-public or public consumption). AFAIK the 2920 source hack uses NetBSD/PAO SCSI/kernel structures and thus hasn't/won't get integrated into the mainstream FreeBSD code until they work with the native FreeBSD structures. > Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> - Ask me for my PGP key | PGP: Your > WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ #1347455 | right to > Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. > Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. -- John-David Childs (JC612) Enterprise Internet Solutions System Administrator @denver.net/Internet-Coach/@ronan.net & Network Engineer 1031 S. Parker Rd. #I-8 Denver, CO 80231 As of this^H^H^H^H next week, passwords will be entered in Morse code.
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