From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 5 11:32:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA03898 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 11:32:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA03890 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 11:32:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA26245; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:32:13 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199801051932.NAA26245@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: Adding an Adaptec 1510A To: fbsdlist@federation.addy.com (Cliff Addy) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 13:32:13 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from Cliff Addy at "Jan 5, 98 02:17:16 pm" X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, Cliff Addy said: > On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Paul T. Root wrote: > > > In a previous message, Cliff Addy said: > > > I have a system running an Adaptec 2940. I'd like to add an Epson scanner > > > that needs an external SCSI2 interface. It comes with an Adaptec 1510A > > > card. However, when the machine boots up, I get the messages from the > > > 2940 and it identifies its devices, but I never see anything from the 1510 > > > card. Shouldn't it also ID itself and the scanner? Is there something > > > special to make the cards coexist? I've tried to make sure that the > > > interrupt does not conflict with anything else. > > > > What's the matter with putting the scanner on the 2940? > > You can't use all three busses simultaneously. The internal fast/wide and > SCSI2 busses already have devices on them. Besides, the external > connector on the 2940 is SCSI3, not SCSI2. Oh, I didn't know you were using both internal interfaces. But you can get DB-68 to DB-50 (or even Centronics) cables. I have them. > > I'm not sure the 1510 is supported. Is this a ISA or PCI board? > > If it is supported, it's probably the aha or aic controller not the ahc. > > Well, the board doesn't even appear during bootup, much less once FreeBSD > starts. Hmm. I don't know then. -- Law Students should be required to take courses in English.