Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 22:38:40 -0800 From: Barnacle Wes <wes@obie.softweyr.com> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Most stable VLB (was EISA) SCSI controller? Message-ID: <199602060638.WAA06633@obie.softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <130740316@toto.iv>
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Some gentle soul queried:
> Does anyone know which EISA SCSI controller is the "most stable"
>under FreeBSD 2.1R?
Justin T. Gibbs replied:
> If you don't want to get a 2742, get a 1742. If you can't find a
> 1742, get a bt747. The 2742 has 1/3rd the command overhead of
> the 1742 and does tagged queueing. The 2742 has 1/5th the command
> overhead of the bt747 and even though the bt747 may support tagged
> queueing, our driver does not. The 2742 is by far the best EISA
> controller we support, but if upgrading the 2.1-STABLE is not an
> option, then pick one of the other two controllers. The ahc driver
> in 2.1-STABLE is, as the name implies, much more stable. :)
I assume all the same applies to the 2842? Is the driver actually the
same? And, should I get one of these jewels, should I immediately,
if not sooner, upgrade to 2.1-STABLE? Enquiring minds want to know!
A second question for the group: a few mail-order houses are carrying
the 2842 sans EZ-SCSI software, for about $40 discount. Other vendors
tell me they shouldn't be doing this. My local hardware house often
carries Adaptec kits w/o EZ-SCSI, but not in the 2842. Should I go
ahead and buy from these guys who don't feel it necessary to sell me
software I don't want or need? ;^)
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