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Date:      Sat, 8 Dec 2001 19:57:41 +0000 (UTC)
From:      naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: strange..
Message-ID:  <9utrbl$1dck$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112062010130.12213-100000@saruman.xwin.net> <20011207120403.B82602@dragon.nuxi.com> <9urhrr$10om$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> <20011208102309.A11428@dragon.nuxi.com>

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David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> wrote:

> > 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.

Well, my PC164 is running off a Tekram DC-390F (53C875).  Some time
ago there was a thread on the NetBSD list, where somebody's SRM
would not recognize a DC-390F.  A closer comparison revealed that
mine is PCB revision 2.2, while the three ones he bought were all
3.0.

> I am able to use "895" controllers (LSI and Tekram) in both
> PWS and 164LX.

Those are slightly newer boxes with slightly newer SRM code, which
implies that they support some newer hardware than the PC164 SRM
does.

We've been through this discussion before.  My PC164 would not
recognize a Tekram DC-390U2W (53C895), but Bernd Walter has a no-name
'895-based card that is recognized.  I still may have the output
of pciconf(8) somewhere, which was different for those cards.

Yes, a variety of NCR/Symbios/LSI cards are supported by SRM.
Yes, these cards are a good choice.
However, I do take issue with your previous claim that "almost any
NCR/Symbios/LSI controller" will be recognized.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de


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