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Date:      Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:37:21 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Jeff Tollison <jeff@solutionsitconsulting.com>
Subject:   Re: Sony autoloader
Message-ID:  <20050108183721.GB10306@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <41DFF232.60007@freebsd.org>
References:  <20050108000041.GA99385@dan.emsphone.com> <20050108004735.C89F748E0A8@mail.wavebandwireless.com> <20050108062845.GA10306@dan.emsphone.com> <41DFF232.60007@freebsd.org>

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In the last episode (Jan 08), Scott Long said:
> Dan Nelson wrote:
> >In the last episode (Jan 07), Jeff Tollison said:
> >>pciconf -lv for the slot says:
> >>
> >>none2@pci1:7:0: class=0x010000 card=0x80101191 chip=0x80101191 rev=0x01
> >>hdr=0x00
> >>   vendor   = 'Acard Technology Corp'
> >>   device   = 'ATP870 Ultra Wide SCSI Contoller (AEC6712UW)'
> >>   class    = mass storage
> >>   subclass = SCSI
> >
> >Unfortunately, I don't think there are any FreeBSD drivers for Acard
> >controllers.  There are about 3 requests a year asking about Acard
> >support, so unless one of them volunteers to write a driver, you may
> >be better off getting a cheap Adaptec or Symbios card.
> 
> There looks to be a linux driver, so writing one for FreeBSD shouldn't
> be impossible.  Where does one get one of these cards?

Daniel O'Connor might have one, since back in 2000 he claimed to have
specs for a card:  

http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?XFMail.001214210618.doconnor@gsoft.com.au

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com



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