Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:50:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Christian Sung <csung@SpringStreet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Support for Symbios SCSI Controller on NB440BX MOBO Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904211148460.27954-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990420151306.047b8af0@192.168.255.1>
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On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Christian Sung wrote: > Doug, > > Thanks for replying! The chip is a Symbios Logic* 53C876 Dual Channel > Ultra (one wide, one narrow), and the VA Research platform is the VArServer > 500 (http://www.varesearch.com/index.cgi?system=vs500). Are you sure it's an 876? There's no reference to a chip with that ID on LSI Logic's site. My suggestion would be to boot a FreeBSD boot floppy on one of these systems and see if the ncr driver picks it up. That or have VAR read the exact SYM###### off the chip. Hint: It doesn't start with 53C. > >> Does FreeBSD (2.2.x, 3.x or -current) support the Symbios SCSI controller > >> that comes with the Intel N440BX Motherboard? I'm architecting a web farm > >> for a customer, and would like to use FreeBSD over Linux (on front-end > >> hardware from VA Research - www.varesearch.com) but need to resolve the SCSI > >> support issue before moving forward. Your help in finding an answer is > >> greatly appreciated. > > > >Do you know the model number of either the Symbios chip or the VAResearch > >part so I can look it up? Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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