Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 01:14:09 -0500 From: "Bob Stump" <bob@stumpweb.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Unmaintained/Unsupported Hardware in 3.1-R? Message-ID: <001201be7a74$85d9efc0$01fba8c0@bob-pc>
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I've used a SoundBlaster 16 SCSI with FreeBSD for years - (since 2.0.5), now it doesn't work with 3.1-R. It's listed under "Unmaintained drivers". It's the "Adaptec AIC-6260 and AIC-6360 based boards, which includes the AHA-152x and SoundBlaster SCSI cards" Ok, I know they're slow for hard drives, but they're fast enough for CDROMs. (Including them in the kernel conf yields "...file not found...".) :( Next: I just had a Compaq Deskpro XL 560 donated here. (Pentium 60 - 32 MB ... I know, slow again, but still capable.) The SCSI controller is the "amd0" - (AMD 53c974) and again it's not supported now in 3.1-R, which means No Hard Drive & No CDROM. :( This was supported in 2.2.8 And, the built in network interface in this machine is an AMD PCnet/PCI (79c970 & 53c974 or 79c974). Guess What? It was supported in 2.2.8 but it's Not supported in 3.1-R. :( --- Am I missing something simple here? Are these "legacy" devices being discarded by FreeBSD? Is (re)support for these devices forthcoming? :) What can I do to get these working with 3.1? Anything? I Could just use 2.2.8, or Linux, or Winxxx..., no, I Want another 3.1 box! Is this going to be a simple re-write? I'll do it for all if I can. Somebody wanna shed some light and steer me in the right direction? Is there some reason these Won't work in 3.1? Bob Stump bob@stumpweb.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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