From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 19 14:52:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07BBB16A4D0 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:52:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from carver.gumbysoft.com (carver.gumbysoft.com [66.220.23.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA2B43D45 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:52:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gumbysoft.com) Received: by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 0A57E72DBF; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:52:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 080F572DB5; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:52:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:52:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: Walter Hop In-Reply-To: <37592607937.20031219233942@blue.calx.nl> Message-ID: <20031219144957.U34673@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <92527552015.20031219053526@blue.calx.nl> <37592607937.20031219233942@blue.calx.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: Sun Netra T1 AC200 - practical questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:52:54 -0000 On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Walter Hop wrote: > Everybody seemed to use Sun-branded disks, so I take it FreeBSD will be > fine with the disks that are in the machine. Does anyone know if FreeBSD > also supports regular, non-Sun SCSI disks on the Sun controller? SCSI is SCSI is SCSI. Sun branded disks ("branded" in that they have firmware which fixes the size of the disk) are only important if you are paying for support of the system, which you aren't. :-) Be aware they need to be SCA to connect to the board, and you need the standard Sun disk bracket thingys ("spuds") to mount them in the system. You can just recycle the ones you have if you're ditching the existing disks. I haven't had reliability problems with Sun disks to speak of, so unless you have money to burn, give the existing disks a shot. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org