From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 17 17:30:47 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA10538 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 17 Jan 1999 17:30:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA10533 for ; Sun, 17 Jan 1999 17:30:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id LAA24434; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:48:29 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id LAA02303; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:48:28 +1030 (CST) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:48:28 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Paul MacKenzie Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DPT Raid Scsi Cards w/ FreBSD 2.2.8 Message-ID: <19990118114828.K55525@freebie.lemis.com> References: <4.1.19990117150527.009b8e60@mail.elehost.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.1i In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990117150527.009b8e60@mail.elehost.com>; from Paul MacKenzie on Sun, Jan 17, 1999 at 03:09:16PM -0500 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sunday, 17 January 1999 at 15:09:16 -0500, Paul MacKenzie wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking at getting a DPT card to set up a hardware Raid system for a > FreeBSD 2.2.8 box I am building and wanted to get a little help and a few > pointers from people what are using DPT controllers > > 1) will the new generation of cards from DPT called SmartRaid V work with > the driver written Yes, when the driver's written, they'll work. The current driver doesn't support them. > 2) is it hard to install into FreeBSD - I am looking at getting the Century > Ultra Scsi 2 PM2654U2-R-16m Sorry, no experience. > - any help with concerns and possible problems would be appreciated > (assuming this card actually works with FREEBSD) > > 3) Does their storage manager software run of FreeBSD? Not yet. > what is involved in getting it working) To quote Simon Shapiro : On Friday, 15 January 1999 at 2:50:42 -0500, Simon Shapiro wrote: > Tom, On 15-Jan-99 you wrote: >> Anybody got a working dptmgr binary for FreeBSD? Would sponsership >> assist somebody who has received the code from DPT? Would anyone be >> interesting in joint sponsering someone to finish dptmgr for FreeBSD? > > I have all the necessary NDA paperwork from DPT, but currently the new > generation cards are higher priority. Sponsorship will definitely help :-) Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message