Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 10:59:05 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: BRETT_GLASS@infoworld.com Cc: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org, questions@freefall.freebsd.org, hardware@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Q] aah-2940uw, disk need low level format Message-ID: <199701200029.KAA26686@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <9700178535.AA853571140@ccgate.infoworld.com> from "BRETT_GLASS@infoworld.com" at "Jan 17, 97 11:53:39 pm"
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BRETT_GLASS@infoworld.com stands accused of saying: > > Installed an aha-2940uw. the machine hangs during boot immediately after > > printing the disk information. > > I've heard about so many problems with the 2940UW that I'm hesitant to use > it on a new FreeBSD system I'm building. Is there a different Ultra/Wide > card that works flawlessly with FreeBSD 2.2? Check out the Tekram DC390 cards; the high-end one is NCR-based and works perfectly AFAIK. Tekram also went to the effort of producing a BSD driver for the low-end 390 which is based on the AMD SCSI controller, which has subesequently been incorporated into FreeBSD, so supporting them is the Right Thing 8) > --Brett -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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