Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 18:17:51 -0700 (PDT) From: William Maddox <maddox@p-1.eng.sun.com> To: David Greenman <dg@root.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Support for Symbios vs. Adaptect SCSI Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990526180750.5524C-100000@p-1> In-Reply-To: <199905232235.PAA06073@implode.root.com>
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You recently made the following remark on freebsd-hardware: > The Adaptec chips are generally better supported in > FreeBSD and I wouldn't consider anything else for systems that I build. > > -DG > > David Greenman > Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org > Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com Could you elaborate on what you mean by "better supported"? Do you mean: 1) Has fewer bugs? 2) Makes better use of the hardware capabilities? 3) Has a maintainer who is willing/able to devote more time to the task? Are there specific deficiencies in the drivers for the Symbios cards that cause you to recommend against them? I ask because I have heard many positive comments regarding the Symbios-based cards, generally to the effect that they offer performance nearly indistinguishable from Adaptec (at least for a workstation) and are clearly a lot cheaper. I've also had good results with an Asus SC-200 under Linux. Given your role in the FreeBSD project, however, I would expect that you have the straight scoop on this, and a lot more experience with SCSI cards and FreeBSD. Thanks for any info you might offer. William Maddox To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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