Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 08:03:47 -0800 From: "Ulf Zimmermann" <ulf@z-code.ncd.com> To: Brian Tao <taob@io.org>, "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> Cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org>, scsi@freebsd.org Subject: DPT Raid controller (was Re: Aaptec 3985 controller) Message-ID: <9601220803.ZM27584@zolaris.z-code.com> In-Reply-To: Brian Tao <taob@io.org> "Re: Aaptec 3985 controller" (Jan 19, 12:35) References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960119123435.211P-100000@cabal.io.org>
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On Jan 19, 12:35, Brian Tao wrote:
> Subject: Re: Aaptec 3985 controller
> On Fri, 19 Jan 1996, Andrew V. Stesin wrote:
> >
> > And I wonder -- did someone of the FreeBSD engineers try
> > to talk with DPT? Their controllers are not too costly,
> > but specs seem to be better than Adaptec's. And DPT _are_
> > RAIDish, AFAIK.
>
> This would be more productive in the meantime, while Adaptec beats
> around the bush some more. Linux already has DPT drivers, so there is
> at least a code base from which to work. I'd love to drop one of
> those controllers in with a 64MB cache and run news on it...
> --
> Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org)
> Systems Administrator, Internex Online Inc.
> "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
>
>-- End of excerpt from Brian Tao
Hmmmmm, ok, I will try to contact DPT, even I have the problem with getting a
controller at the moment.
Ulf.
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