Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 16:53:19 +0000 From: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> To: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> Cc: Saeki Takashi <saeki@ba2.so-net.ne.jp>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: initio scsi controller Message-ID: <19991105165319.E32862@chuggalug.clues.com> In-Reply-To: <199910301920.NAA17716@panzer.kdm.org>; from Kenneth D. Merry on Sat, Oct 30, 1999 at 01:20:53PM -0600 References: <19991031033617P.saeki@ba2.so-net.ne.jp> <199910301920.NAA17716@panzer.kdm.org>
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On Sat, Oct 30, 1999 at 01:20:53PM -0600, Kenneth D. Merry wrote: > Saeki Takashi wrote... > > Hi Thomas, Are you writing the driver for the initio SCSI controller? > > But Initio already provides FreeBSD CAM SCSI drivers for the controller > > on their WebPage. > > > > see http://www.initio.com/download.htm#misc > > > > >> BSD Kernel (9XXX/A100 for BSD) > > >> 1.9M (8/1/99) > > >> v3.0 > > > > > > This drivers seems to be developed for FreeBSD 3.0, but I can compile it > > into FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE, without hitch. > > Now I am using I/O EXPRESSWAY INI-9200U Dual Channel PCI-Ultra SCSI I/F, > > flawlessly. > > I'm glad to know it works. You're the first person (at least that I can > remember) who I've heard from that has one of these cards. > I too have one of these working (Iwill/SIDE 2935UW) > > I do not know why the drivers are not commited into FreeBSD. > > Commiters, would you please tell me why? > > I would like to see the drivers merged into FreeBSD. > > There are a couple of reasons: > > - lack of hardware > - time > - copyright on one of the drivers > > The driver for their Ultra-Wide SCSI cards consists of three files. One > has a standard BSD-style copyright on it. One has a proprietary copyright > on it. The last one has no copyright. We cannot integrate that driver into > the tree without getting those two files fixed. > > Their Ultra 2 driver, on the other hand, has a BSD-style copyright on both > files. > > The first two problems will hopefully be solved by Thomas. As for the last > one, I think he is going to try to contact Initio about it. Is there anything I can do to assist in 1, 2 or 3 ? -- GeoffB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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