Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 15:08:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Lee Reese <lee@gwinnett.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Viability of -current for Usenet News Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980724150613.4423A-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <35B8FF86.41C67EA6@gwinnett.com>
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On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Lee Reese wrote: > Marc van Kempen wrote: > > > > > We have been having quite a bit of trouble running a Usenet News server > > > over the last 8 months. The machine in question is a dual Pentium Pro > > > with 256MB and a DPT 3334UW Raid Controller. > > > > > > What I would like to do is convince the Sysadmin that FreeBSD might be a > > > better platform than Slackware Linux for administering the server. The > > > machine would be running INN 2.0. We have seen severe buffering > > > problems with the RAID controller and Linux in its present state. Could > > > anyone give any reasons why FreeBSD may be a superior OS for such an > > > application so I can convince the Sysadmin to switch? Thanks. > > > > > > > I did it! Thanks, guys. > > Now for some stupid questions... > > I already have the machine set up with two arrays: 2 - 2GB Drives in > RAID 1 and Six 4.5GB Drives in RAID 5. I have a CAM boot floppy for > the 7-12-98 Snapshot, which cannot access the array to install. I know There is no CAMified DPT driver, so that floppy will not work. > there used to be a boot floppy for the DPT controller, but I do not see > it in the /floppies directory or a link to one when searching the > mailing list archives. Is there a place I can download a floppy or has > instructions to make it myself? Thanks. Yes, the standard boot.flp has it in it. BTW, you are apparently attempting to run -current? Be aware of all implications of using -current on a production system. > Lee Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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