From owner-freebsd-alpha Sat Dec 8 10:28:34 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 832FA37B41B; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 10:28:30 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fB8IST356441; Sat, 8 Dec 2001 19:28:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 19:28:29 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "David O'Brien" Cc: Christian Weisgerber , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange.. Message-ID: <20011208192829.A56422@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20011207120403.B82602@dragon.nuxi.com> <9urhrr$10om$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> <20011208102309.A11428@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011208102309.A11428@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@FreeBSD.ORG on Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 10:23:09AM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 10:23:09AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 11:03:23PM +0000, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > > David O'Brien wrote: > > > > > For a PC164 you want a Qlogic 1040 or 1020; or almost any NCR/Symbios/LSI > > > controller. > > > > Careful. I'm under the impression that the PC164 SRM will not > > recognize most modern LSI adapters. In fact, people may be limited > > to old models that are no longer available new. > > I know for a fact that PC164 will work with "875" [UW] Symbios > controllers. I am able to use "895" controllers (LSI and Tekram) in both > PWS and 164LX. So I feel there is a chance they would work. But I > wouldn't promise it until I've seen it myself. > > Matt J., what's the "nicest" controller you've used in your PC164? All of you with 164* boxes: I invite comments on my Alpha hardware document, esp. with this magical SCSI adapter versus SRM stuff. It could well be that the docs can be improved here. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message