Date: Sat, 03 Aug 1996 01:39:39 -0700 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> To: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.interworks.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, wangel@wgrobez1.remote.louisville.edu Subject: Re: FlashPoint LT Message-ID: <199608030839.BAA26559@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 03 Aug 96 03:12:41 -0500. <9608030812.AA01246@iworks.InterWorks.org>
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>> Does FreeBSD support the Buslogic FlashPoint LT ?
>BusLogic will not release programming information on the FlashPoint SCSI
>controller. They have given the Linux BusLogic driver author good support
>for their other SCSI controllers.
Actually, the API to their older cards is quite open, and anyone can
get the documents -- they did nothing special (as far as I know -- I
have the Technical Reference Manual myself) for the Linux folks in
this respect.
>There is an upgrade plan (instigated
>by the Linux driver author) to replace the FlashPoint with one of their
>other controllers that are supported by Linux. I believe the upgrade
>cost to a better controller is in the $25-45 (US) range. Contact BusLogic
>and tell them you're running Linux.
I think it would be better to specifically make the point that you are
running free "unix" and it is *not* Linux. I really dislike the fad
of Linux being used as the generic term for free "unix". Then point
out that FreeBSD (and NetBSD) has supported their older cards very
faithfully through the years, and you would like it if FreeBSD could
continue to support their cards. After that is said, say that FreeBSD
is "like" Linux, and the same deal that works for Linux will work for
you.
>The FreeBSD BusLogic driver is (I believe) scheduled for revamping, so
>an upgrade to one of the other BusLogic controllers should be worthwhile.
But even without revamping, it could arguably be the most stable SCSI
driver in the source tree. It just won't be quite as efficient, or
quite as fast if you have really high-end hard drives.
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