Date: Sun, 09 Sep 1956 16:38:36 -0700 From: scott mcneil <mcnscott@aol.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Adaptec 2940AU PCI SCSI Driver? Message-ID: <E6F76F7C.6749@aol.com>
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System:
FreeBSD 2.1 from Walnut Creek CD-ROM
Mainboard:
Iwill P55TV running Intel P133 on TritonIII chipset with onboard
Adaptec AIC 7860 chip (same as 2940AU PCI SCSI {?} ) and Award BIOS
SCSI Devices:
Quantum Fireball HD and Toshiba CD-ROM player
Story:
I purchased the above hardware after reading the FreeBSD Handbook on
supported configurations.
>>My problem is that the FreeBSD floppy boot does not recognize the
Adaptec.<<
In frustration I loaded a small DOS partition followed by the Adaptec
EZ-SCSI Lite DOS driver which loaded fine and allowed the running of
the CDROM player. (However I did get the message that I am running an
Adaptec PCI SCSI Host Adapter, not a straight 2940. Adaptec tech
support claims that their *lite* driver is a crippled product and that
the hardware really is running as a 2949AU. Just buy our *real* driver
on CD, they say. Hmm, this is not what I want to hear...)
Question #1:
Is there a FreeBSD driver for either the Adaptec PCI SCSI Host Adapter
or the 2940AU PCI SCSI running on the AIC 7860 chip?
Question #2:
I've read in the BSD archives a couple of instances of other people
having problems with their Iwill mainboard and was wondering if you
know of any positive resolutions?
Much thanks!
Scott
mcnscott@aol.com
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