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Date:      Tue, 04 Jul 2000 05:22:36 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Dump takes ages on SCSI. (several times faster on IDE) 
Message-ID:  <200007041222.FAA02795@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 03 Jul 2000 19:38:34 %2B0200." <20000703193834.Q5945@speedy.gsinet> 

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> 
> The Problem with aha1542 (ISA busmaster capable controller) in
> PCI boards is that it is located "at the end" of a long chain to
> memory.  Chances are, busmastering will not work at all behind
> the PCI to ISA bridge since all the PCI devices have higher
> priority and the ISA gadget never gets any access granted or at
> least always too late.  You're better off with a PCI controller.

This is Just Not True.

-- 
... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the taks and relationships force
people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]




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