Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 18:11:14 +1100 (EST) From: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au> To: tedm%toybox@agora.rdrop.com Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Info to add to the Hardware FAQ Message-ID: <199602180711.SAA26723@asstdc.scgt.oz.au> In-Reply-To: <9602172109.AA0092@tedsbox.rdrop.com> from "tedm@os2box" at Feb 17, 96 09:08:23 pm
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tedm@os2box writes: > There are 2 general "versions" of the 742a card. They are hardware > revisions A-G, and revisions H - onwards. The revision letter is located > after the Assembly number on the edge of the card. The 742a has 2 ROM > chips on it, one is the BIOS chip and the other is the Firmware chip. > FreeBSD doesen't care what version of BIOS chip you have but it does care > about what version of firmware chip. Buslogic will send upgrade ROMS out > if you call their tech support dept. The BIOS and Firmware chips are > shipped as a matched pair. You must have the most current Firmware ROM in > your adapter card for your hardware revision. If you have access to an EPROM programmer, you can now also download them from http://www.buslogic.com :-) > The REV A-G cards can only accept BIOS/Firmware sets up to 2.41/2.21. The > REV H- up cards can accept the most current BIOS/Firmware sets of 4.70/3.37 > The difference between the firmware sets is that the 3.37 firmware supports > "round robin" These comments are also appropriate to the BT-542B .. michael
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