From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Aug 20 13:31:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA18273 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:31:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from uni4nn.gn.iaf.nl (osmium.gn.iaf.nl [193.67.144.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA18234 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:31:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wilko@yedi.iaf.nl) Received: by uni4nn.gn.iaf.nl with UUCP id AA16896 (5.67b/IDA-1.5); Thu, 20 Aug 1998 21:36:06 +0200 Received: (from wilko@localhost) by yedi.iaf.nl (8.8.8/8.6.12) id UAA18131; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:49:59 +0200 (CEST) From: Wilko Bulte Message-Id: <199808201849.UAA18131@yedi.iaf.nl> Subject: Re: TMC-950 scsi card In-Reply-To: <199808200128.DAA26414@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from Luigi Rizzo at "Aug 20, 98 03:28:40 am" To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:49:59 +0200 (CEST) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, andyf@speednet.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organisation: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands X-Pgp-Info: PGP public key at 'finger wilko@freefall.freebsd.org' X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG As Luigi Rizzo wrote... > > > 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. > > for driving a low throughput device e.g. a scanner i'd rather not have > to use a 2940 as i am doing now... Get an NCR810 based card. Cheap and work like a charm. Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands WWW : http://www.tcja.nl ______________________________________________ Powered by FreeBSD __________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message