Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 15:18:19 -0500 (EST) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: DPT SmartRaid V (i960 based) and FreeBSD Message-ID: <XFMail.981228151819.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
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Hi Y'll Since I cannot afford to read this fine list on a regular basis and since I am getting several inquiries per day on this issue, here is a short brief on the subject: * I am the author of the FreeBSD DPT drivers. * These drivers support any DPT card (EISA and PCI) in the SmartRAID III and SmartRAID IV. * All DPT Cards up until the SmartRAID V were conforming to the EATA specifications, thus being able to share a single driver. * The SmartRAID V cards conform to the I2O standards and have (software-wise) nothing to do with any DPT card designed previously. * I am actively working on the development of the software necessary for FreeBSD to be able to utilize these fine cards. To this end, I am working with the DPT engineering folks to assure prompt and quality product. * I do not expect the work to be completed before two-three months from now. Here is a summary of some issues in this regard: * The card is i2o compliant. * The i2o specifications are proprietary and neither the specifications nor any code based on these specifications can be published. * I have the necessary credentials and licensing agreements in place to allow me to develop i2o software. * There is no i2o infrastructure in FreeBSD. * I am actively busy developing such infrastructure. * Once the i2o infrastructure is viable, the DPT driver will be completed. Actually, these two are developed hand in hand. * There will be no source code of any of this work available until the i2o consortium decides to allow publication of work based on this standard. * I have no clue if and when such publication will be permitted. * A binary version of the code, in the form of a LKM, binary stubs, etc. will be made available on ftp://simon-shapiro.org/i2o. * These binaries will be updated once a week, tracking FreeBSD 3.0 and or CURRENT. * I have no plans to track any earlier versions of FreeBSD. * Alpha support will be concurrent with IA support. Hope this helps. As I said before, I do not have the ability to track this list, but please do not hesitate to drop me a line... Sincerely Yours, Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG 770.265.7340 Simon Shapiro Unwritten code has no bugs and executes at twice the speed of mouth To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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