Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 15:14:54 -0600 (MDT) From: Barnacle Wes <wes@intele.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: wes@intele.net (Wes Peters) Subject: Adaptec 2842 vs. 1520 Message-ID: <199604152114.PAA01075@intele.net>
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I finally purchased the AHA 2842 VLBus SCSI adapter for my 486
FreeBSD system last week. I had the whole week off anyhow; my baby
girl was being born. (Add Bailey Joanna Peters to the user's list,
age 0.02 years. ;^)
I experienced several lockups during periods of disuse with the
2842, replacing the 1520 prevented the lockups. I've heard that
updating to -stable or -current will solve this problem. True?
In order to benchmark the performance, I decided to build an identical
kernel using my 1520 and the 2842. The kernel build times were nearly
identical. I should interpret this data as:
1- Both host adapters can max out my (14 ms) SCSI disk, but the
2842 will give me lower overall system load; I've spent my money
wisely.
2- The 2842 is no faster than the 1520; I've just wasted $250.
3- Something else that hasn't penetrated the fatigue poinsons
building up in my brain. ;^)
I believe the answer should be #1. Feedback?
--
Wes Peters | Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
Softweyr | The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
Consulting | I'm an over forty victim of fate...
wes@intele.net | Jimmy Buffett
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