From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 5 16:20:54 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id QAA17675 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:20:54 -0800 Received: from localhost.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with SMTP id QAA17667 ; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 16:20:50 -0800 Message-Id: <199512060020.QAA17667@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: Host localhost.cdrom.com didn't use HELO protocol To: Michael Smith cc: paulj@xs4all.nl (Paul Jongsma), questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adaptec PCI 7870? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 06 Dec 1995 10:36:30 GMT." <199512061036.KAA00941@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 16:20:49 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" 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. If the deviceID for any card using a 7870 is in our driver, it is supported. > >> 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. The 7870 is "a SCSI Controller on a chip". It only needs external logic to wire up a BIOS, differential drivers if you want diff scsi, and an optional SEEPROM for configuration info. It would be very hard to make a controller with a 7870 on it that we didn't support. > >> 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." [[ -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================