From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 3 16:32:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA27246 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 16:32:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from vinyl.quickweb.com (vinyl.quickweb.com [209.112.4.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA27229 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 16:32:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@quickweb.com) Received: (from mark@localhost) by vinyl.quickweb.com (8.8.7/8.6.12) id TAA04986; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 19:33:24 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <19971203193324.31674@vmunix.com> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 19:33:24 -0500 From: Mark Mayo To: Susie Ward Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Diamond Fireport References: <3.0.5.32.19971129090926.007bf730@voltage.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.85e In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19971129090926.007bf730@voltage.net>; from Susie Ward on Sat, Nov 29, 1997 at 09:09:26AM -0600 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, Nov 29, 1997 at 09:09:26AM -0600, Susie Ward wrote: > [SNIP] > If anyone has had any experience with the Fireport on FreeBSD, good or bad, > I'd like to hear about it. The price on these controllers is quite nice and > if they'll work well I'd like to start using them :) The single channel version works fine - it's just a NCR 53c875 card, which performs admirably under FreeBSD for me (I'm using it to type this message). I also have the single channel in a couple servers that pretty much max out 4 disk CCD arrays - haven't had a problem, and the performance seems on par with the Adaptec 2940. I haven't tried the dual-channel version of the FirePort, so I don't even know if it's supported.. ANyone? -Mark > > TIA, > > Susie Ward > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Mayo mark@vmunix.com RingZero Comp. http://www.vmunix.com/mark finger mark@vmunix.com for my PGP key and GCS code ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Win95/NT - 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -UGU