Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:32:45 -0600 From: Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net> To: Susan Burgee <burgee@sun5.math.umbc.edu> Cc: AIC7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940UW Message-ID: <34EC6CBD.B5646966@dialnet.net> References: <199802191602.LAA10705@sun5.math.umbc.edu>
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Susan Burgee wrote:
>
> I am new to this mailing list so I apologize if this question has been asked and answered.
> I am planning on purchasing a PC which has an Adaptec 2940UW SCSI. I have heard
> that Adaptec has made changes in their firmware for the 2940 at various times
> that has broken both Linux and FreeBSD. Does anyone know if it is wise to try
> to install Linux (SuSE 5.0) on this PC or should I try to get a different SCSI?
> Has anyone had success or problems with this?
Any more, the aic7xxx support is fairly stable, although I've seen a few
cards that were busted and returned bogus values to the driver. I usually
take a try it and see attitude since well over 95% of the cards don't have
any problems.
--
Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net>
Opinions expressed are my own, but
they should be everybody's.
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