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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Q: Adaptec 2742 EISA Fast-SCSI-II Controller working with FreeBSD?
Date: 20 Feb 94 17:53:04 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <2k5ogj$i7n@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes:

>In article <2k2d3q$5d2@dva.in-berlin.de>,
>Andreas S. W. <mickey@dva.in-berlin.de> wrote:
>>Hi!
>>---
>>
>>I am planning to buy the new Adaptec 2742 EISA Fast SCSI-II Controller by
>>summer, and would like to know if this controller is currently supported
>>by FreeBSD or if it is compatible with the older 1742 EISA SCSI Controller?

>No, it's not compatible and a driver will most likely NOT be written due
>to Adaptec's non-disclosure policy on it's new controller.

>Get a Buslogic or Ultrastore.  They are both supported and the companies
>are more open about programming information.

I have to second Nate's comments.  The new Adaptecs are very different
from the old ones, and Adaptec has not even the slightest desire to
help us make them run on NetBSD/FreeBSD.

Buy a BusLogic bt742a (SCSI-1), bt747 (FAST SCSI-2), or bt757
(FAST+WIDE SCSI-2).  Personally, I have a 747 that's about a month
old, and I simply love it.  Besides, the BusLogic cards are cheaper
than Adaptec cards.  And, BusLogic's support is *much* better.

I'm told the EISA (24f?) UltraStor board doesn't work with
NetBSD/FreeBSD.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           Project Vincent Systems Staff
  michaelv@iastate.edu              Iowa State University Computation Center
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