Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:51:46 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: TMC-950 scsi card Message-ID: <199808192151.VAA00392@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 20 Aug 1998 03:28:40 %2B0200." <199808200128.DAA26414@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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> > > I have a small, 8-bit Future Domain TMC-950 scsi controller card > ... > > > Which driver should I configure into the kernel?? > > > > A driver for a better SCSI card. The TMC950 is not worth your time > > worrying about. > > on the other hand, better support for cheap SCSI adapter would not > be a bad thing. At leas here you either get the $40 scsi cards (e.g. i > have one Advansys and one 53Csomething, unfortunately not a supported > model) which usually come with scanners or CD writers, or the > various adaptecs which cost from $150 upwards. The Advansys cards are supported under CAM. There will eventually be CAM support for the Adaptec aic 6x60 chips as well it seems. However the grief level involved in writing support for these underpowered devices is so high, and the return on investment so low, that they truly are a false economy. > for driving a low throughput device e.g. a scanner i'd rather not have > to use a 2940 as i am doing now... Why? Plenty of leftover bandwidth for other devices. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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