From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 3 02:29:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0EA637B401 for ; Sat, 3 May 2003 02:29:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB0CD43F75 for ; Sat, 3 May 2003 02:28:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h439SwO9068662; Sat, 3 May 2003 11:28:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h439SwlE068661; Sat, 3 May 2003 11:28:58 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 11:28:58 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Kevin A. Pieckiel" Message-ID: <20030503092858.GA68642@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20030503084624.GA87039@pacer.dmz.smartrafficenter.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030503084624.GA87039@pacer.dmz.smartrafficenter.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCSI and other PCI cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 09:29:01 -0000 On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 04:46:24AM -0400, Kevin A. Pieckiel wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but PCI is PCI is PCI. If I go to my local > computer store or favorite online reseller and buy the latest and greatest > 64-bit PCI Adaptec SCSI card (and probably some nice hard drives to go > with it), I can install that in my Alpha (Alpha Server 5305) and it will > work, right? I mean, Naturally, FreeBSD would have to have drivers > for it (but it does, so that's a non-issue), but electrically, the bus > is the same in an Alpha as it is in a PC or some other architecture, right? > Afterall, they're both PCI..... Yes. But booting from it for example you can most likely forget. And given that Alpha machines often contain PCI bridge chips to get to (generally the # of slots >> PCs ) you might be restricted to what slots your card works in. So YMMV -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte