Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 16:22:45 +0000 From: Otter <otterr@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IDE driver bug Message-ID: <387DFBD5.FB15F4B3@bellsouth.net> References: <200001131506.JAA00602@fw.intechsoft.net>
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don't think that your cries aren't heard, but unless you're programming on that driver with no success, don't bitch too much. no, i'm not a programmer either, but this operating system has a helluva lot more perks than some of the others... not to mention, for a much smaller cost. ok, is this your one big bitch? go tell the bosses that if they are THAT serious about the dependability and performance of hard drives, go with scsi drives. they'll perform better (and last longer, from my experience). buying good hardware is still cheaper than what many companies (including where i'm employed) are spending on software these days. -Otter *stepping down from the scsi-3 soapbox* Bruce DeVault wrote: > Also, I want to say something that's been on my mind since the large > IDE drive problem first came about, and I was told that it wasn't > going to be fixed. I've always been a FreeBSD fan, both because of > the philosophy and for technical reasons, and I convinced my > employer to go with a FreeBSD solution for their internet firewall > as as a backup machine for a network of SCO OpenServer servers. > My arguments which won them over were based both on cost and on the > amount of functionality that FreeBSD provides. But when it came time > to install these two 34 gig drives, and I had a problem, I felt sure > it was just me, and I could get to a solution, but I've come to find > out that it isn't apparently going to be fixed prior to a completely > new ATA driver, which I've also been told isn't being recommended > for general production use because it's a .0 release. > > Needless to say, when I was honest with my superiors and explained > that it was a bug I didn't know about, that I posted it to the > development groups, and that I was told they weren't going to fix it, > FreeBSD didn't get a big boost around here, and neither did I, > frankly. I'm over it, I think, and I know I'm an adult and have to > be responsible for my own actions, but I really had a greater amount > of faith than has been bourne out here. I'm resolving to be more > careful with my recommendations, even if I want FreeBSD to be > successful, and I do. Please believe me when I say that I sincerely > wish that I had both the talent and the time to fix it myself, but > I honestly don't have any idea why this is happening or how to go > about fixing it. > > I'm sorry if this seems bitchy, I just had to get it out. > > Thanks for listening. > > Bruce DeVault > InTech Software > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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