Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:06:58 -0500 From: "Vaevictus Asmadi" <vaevictus@socket.net> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Hardware Compatibility Message-ID: <NDBBIOANCLGLNFOCLGEOMEEMCAAA.vaevictus@socket.net> In-Reply-To: <19990821100225.F87145@forty-two.egroups.net>
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>On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 12:36:23PM -0400, up@3.am wrote: >> On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Gregory Sutter wrote: >> > On Sat, Aug 21, 1999 at 11:24:30AM +0000, gimp@netnet.com.sg wrote: >> > > >> > > I will be setting up a server running on FreeBSD 3.2 soon. The server >> > > will have the following hardware: >> > > >> > > 1. Intel 440GX Mainboard with: >> > > Intel 82558 Fast Ethernet 10/100 >> > > 2. Mylex BT958 SCSI host controller >> > > 3. DAC960SX SCSI-to-SCSI disk array controller 5 channels 16MB RAM > >> Hmmm...the only hardware RAID drivers for FreeBSD I've seen any mention of >> are for DPT. > >With SCSI<-->SCSI RAID controllers, you don't need drivers. The RAID >controller just sits on the SCSI bus and does its work. Typically it >appears to the OS as just one big disk, although that is of course >configurable based on the number of volumes that are configured in >the RAID. I've had good luck with the Infortrend SCSI-SCSI RAID >controllers, which are less expensive than most. Uhmmm... Well... Has ANYONE been able to boot FreeBSD w/ *ANY* DAC960's? I have been told that DAC960's are not supported. I've also not been able to boot a freebsd machine with mylex drives attached.... I'm using linux on the machines that have the controllers. vaevictus@socket.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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