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From: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
To: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
Subject: Re: NewComer Questions...
Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, (Julian Elischer) <julian@whistle.com>
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Hi Peter Dufault;  On 29-Jan-97 you wrote: 
> > > We need to develop the following functionality:
> > > 
> > > 1.  Multi-initiator support
> > I assume you mean in SCSI?
> > we ahve some basic support for that but it requires a  SCSI host
> > adapter that supports it.. it hasn't been exercised in years.
> > (I wrote it iwith Peter Dufault but it's a rarely used feature.
> > Or are you alking about several machines sharing a single bus?)
> 
> Only the aha1542b supports it.  It breaks on earlier and later
> versions even on the aha adapter.  The only way to resurrect
> this will be to put it into the NCR and AHC where we have
> solid support for the firmware.

True for only a while longer.  We are writing a DPT driver for
FreeBSD.  Once this is done (a week or two), you will have an
alternative.  We are going to use this controller for this project
for many reasons.  

[ So that this thread does not turn into a
commercial for DPT (they are not paying me), nor a flaming war of
``my controller is better than your controller'' (had enough of
those in the Linux camp), I will invite those who are curious to
contact me off this list. ]

I realize this is a tricky/complex issue.  As I am new to FreeBSD, 
I initiated this thread to discover what is there, how, why, etc.

Thanx for all your input.  It is very valuable...

Simon