Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 21:59:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> To: "Stephen F. Combs" <steve.combs@ibm.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Problems Installing 3.0-Release Message-ID: <XFMail.981023215957.dburr@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <36314C3D.D53187C6@ibm.net>
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My secret spy satellite informs me that on 24-Oct-98, Stephen F. Combs wrote: > While attempting to install 3.0-Release on my home box, I discovered the > boot floppy dosn't find my SCSI controller.... Used to.. I've got a > couple of OLD HP Vectra XU 5/90's with the integrated AMD SCSI/Ethernet > controller. I look and it 'tain't in the GENERIC kernel anymore and > it's commented out as "!CAM" in the LINT kernel. I've been away from > Freebsd for a few months (been buried deep in Micro$oft's NT, > unfortunately). Some guidance please? I've got 3.0 installed on my > WORK box, so I COULD build a custom kernel (but, haven't had the time to > investigate as of yet....) Was hoping to get 3.0 installed on my home > box this weekend and won't have a chance to get into work to do any of > this before next week (and it'll be hard to find the time then...) FreeBSD 3.0 has switched over to the CAM (Common Access Method) SCSI layer. This layer adds better compatibility, stability , performance, etc. but unfortunately requires a whole new set of low-level card drivers to be written. Drivers for the common cards (Adaptec, etc.) are there, but unfortunately not all of the cards that were supported by "old SCSI" are supported by CAM at this point. Looks like your integrated SCSI controller falls into this category. --- Donald Burr <dburr@pobox.com> *NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!* | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ#16997506 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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