From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 23 17:04:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA21208 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 23 Apr 1996 17:04:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA21201 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 1996 17:04:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id JAA12918; Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:30:12 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604240000.JAA12918@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Hardware Question - Compatibility To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 09:30:11 +0930 (CST) Cc: Unixman@ibm.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Doug White" at Apr 23, 96 03:00:47 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Doug White stands accused of saying: > > On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Raymond Dobbs wrote: > > > To Whom It May Concern; > > I am interested in using FreeBSD as an operating system. But I > > use a > > Western Digital WD7197 SCSI controller card for PCI bus. It includes a > > driver for SCO Unix. I was wondering, if FreeBSD has no native support > > for > > this card, can I use the SCO version driver? > > The handbook reports that the WDC7000 seris is supported, so give it a > shot. You'll know if the boot floppy can't see it. That's a bit of a long shot 8) If the 7197 behaves like a 7000, then that's an _Excellent_ reason not to use it. The 7000 is based on the WDC33C93, which isn't a bad SCSI controller as such, it's just about fifteen years out of date. I _do_ know that the promo lit. for the WD PCi controllers harps on about the 3393, I just hope it's no ore than drivel. I still haven't had any response from any of the local people selling them wrt. documentation, and they're more expensive than the NCR controllers anyway. So there. 8) > Doug White | University of Oregon -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[