Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 13:20:53 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: gclarkii@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, campbb@d-e.pvt.k12.nj.us, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adaptec AVA-1505 and AVA-1515 Message-ID: <199605210350.NAA24768@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605210322.WAA17433@main.gbdata.com> from "Gary Clark II" at May 20, 96 10:22:02 pm
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Gary Clark II stands accused of saying: > > > on a FreeBSD compatability list so I'll ask here. Does FreeBSD > > > currently support either the Adaptec AVA-1505 or AVA-1515 PIO SCSI > ^^^^^^^^ > > > controllers? > > > > Yes. AFAIK they're based on the AIC-6260, which is supported by the > > 'aic' driver. > > How are our ISA bus drivers going to talk to a printer port? They don't. PIO is Programmed I/O; the AIC-6x60 chips don't do busmaster DMA. (At least, the 'aic' driver doesn't do it, the chips may be capable of it). Counter by asking "how would you put a BIOS on a parallel-port SCSI adapter?" 8) > Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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