Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:20:51 +0300 (EEST) From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: shawn@luke.cpl.net (Shawn Ramsey) Cc: marko@uk.radan.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone use a Symbios Logic SCSI card? Message-ID: <199803301020.NAA20294@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980330020739.28088A-100000@luke.cpl.net> from "Shawn Ramsey" at "Mar 30, 98 02:08:43 am"
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Once Shawn Ramsey wrote: > > Hello, > > Is anyone using a Symbios Logic SCSI card (specifically a SYM8751SP > > card) with FreeBSD 2.2.5. I'm considering buying one as I've heard good > > reports about them & they're about half the price of an Adaptec 2940-UW > > but before I do I would like to be sure I'm not likely to run into > > problems. A vist to their Web site shows they support lots of OS's, but > > FreeBSD isn't mentioned. > > I have not used it, but this card does work under FreeBSD. This series of > cards seems popular under FreeBSD for its low price, and performance > comparable to Adaptec. Yes, I know that FreeBSD uses direct access mode with SCSI disks, but, anyway, is it possible to use so-called "normal geometry" (Mbytes/64/32) with SLHAs instead of default for SLHA (magic_number/63/255) ? TIA, -- Ruslan Ermilov System Administrator ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank +380-652-247647 Simferopol, Crimea 2426679 ICQ Network, UIN To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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