From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 16 17:29:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA03801 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from paloalto.access.hp.com (daemon@paloalto.access.hp.com [15.254.56.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA03778 for ; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by paloalto.access.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA187481747; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:07 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA269631745; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:06 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA157591745; Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:05 -0700 Message-Id: <199608170029.AA157591745@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: Matthew Kott Cc: questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Cannot install from Adaptec AHA-2940AU PCI Ultra SCSI In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 14 Aug 1996 09:43:47 -0000." Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:29:04 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I have been attempting, with no progress to install FreeBSD. I am > trying to install from the Walnut Creek CD, 2.1 Release. [ ... ] > Mother board: Iwill P55TV, built in Adaptec PCI Ultra SCSI (AIC 7860 > chip) which is the same as Adaptec AHA-2940AU PCI SCSI controller. I don't think this is the same as a 2940. It's an Adaptec chip, and may have similar functionality to a 2940, but I don't think it's the same as a 2940. I've seen claims of it being a "2940", but I haven't seen that claim in a while (which makes me think that Adaptec maybe threatened legal action against someone making questionable claims -- does anyone have any real information?). If you're lucky, you can install 2.1.5 (2.1 will not work). The 2.1.5 release has support for the AIC 7850 controller, and so it may also work with your 7860 (how similar are these chips?). -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.