Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 01:47:01 +0100 From: se@freebsd.org (Stefan Esser) To: nsayer@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer) Cc: scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD PCI SCSI Message-ID: <Mutt.19961219014701.se@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> In-Reply-To: <199612182353.PAA27929@quack.kfu.com>; from Nick Sayer on Dec 18, 1996 15:53:37 -0800 References: <199612182353.PAA27929@quack.kfu.com>
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On Dec 18, nsayer@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer) wrote: > My new HP Omnibook has an AMD PCI SCSI chip in it, which is not > supported. In what category does this lack of support fall? Hmmm, what about telling us first what FreeBSD release you are running, before making such a broad statement ? :) > 1. Nobody is interested, you're on your own. No! > 2. Nobody has volunteered yet, but we hear this question a lot. No and yes :) > 3. Someone is working on it, but it isn't done yet. No! > ... or perhaps there is some other category to name? Yes, sure. Just try the "amd" driver in -current :-) And please tell me, whether it does anything useful for you. This is the Tekram DC-390 driver, which was specific to their AMD 53c974 based controller cards. I added a small patch that I expect to allow the driver to work with generic AMD SCSI controllers. But you have the chance to find out and tell ... Regards, STefan PS: And please let me know how well it works for you ...
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