Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 13:09:40 EDT From: "M.C Wong" <mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com> To: gibbs@estienne.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Justin T. Gibbs) Cc: xv01325@powers.phoenix.telecom.com.au, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: QLogic SCSI controller for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199502220210.AA004199003@hp.com> In-Reply-To: <199502220129.RAA16634@estienne.cs.berkeley.edu>; from "Justin T. Gibbs" at Feb 21, 95 5:29 pm
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> > > > >Hello, > > > >I am buying a new PC to run FreeBSD. I have been offered the QLogic > >SCSI controller (VLB) at half the price of an Adaptec 2842. I have > >two questions. > > > >1) Is anyone writing a driver for QLogic? > >2) The salesperson claims that the QLogic controller is compatible with > > Adaptec which if it is true suggests that I may be able to use > > an Adaptec driver. Have you heard of any FreeBSD users doing this > > successfully? > > The Adaptec 2842 (assuming your motherboard is good about VL Busmastering > DMA) is fast, and has reliable support under FreeBSD. The same cannot be > said of the QLogic. Even if it works in an emulation mode, it will not > perform at its best that way. I am interested in more info about Qlogic stuff and its compatibiliy mode with FreeBSD. Is there a URL to Qlogic ? > > > > >Thank you in advance > > > >- steven lee - > > > >PS I think you guys a doing a great job with FreeBSD. I have had a few > > problems with my system but overall I am a very satisfied user. > > Keep up the good work and keep smiling :-) > > -- > Justin T. Gibbs > ============================================== > TCS Instructional Group - Programmer/Analyst 1 > Cory | Po | Danube | Volga | Parker | Torus > ============================================== >
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