From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Dec 14 16:47:51 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mass.cdrom.com (mass.cdrom.com [204.216.28.184]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8E0814E6C for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:47:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Received: from mass.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA04613; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:48:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199912150048.QAA04613@mass.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Brent Scott Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: integrated adaptec AIC-7896 controller w/ 2.2.8 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:41:09 EST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:48:52 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > (apologies for the cross-posting, I'm not sure which is the best path to follow here) -hardware > We're trying to build a pair of 2.2.8 servers around Intel L440GX+ Mobos > w/ an integrated Adaptec AIC-7896 controller, and we've learned (ack!) > that 2.2.8 does not support U2W LVD SCSI natively. Actually, that's not really correct; there's no system support required for U2W/LVD. More accurately, there is little driver support for U2W/LVD adapters in 2.2.8. > It appears we need the > CAM drivers. However, since this is a virgin install, we need a bootable > floppy that we can use to get the SCSI gear recognized for an install, or > some other way to install 2.2.8 from scratch. If someone can schlep a > boot image this way that includes CAM support, or if there is a more sane > way, please advise. Use FreeBSD 3.3. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message