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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: NetBSD: Bus-logic SCSI supported?
Date: 22 Feb 94 16:14:14 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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In <CLB4v2.Loq@cix.compulink.co.uk> rst@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Richard Thombs - Lucas") writes:
>Title says it all really, does NetBSD support Bus-logic SCSI adaptors?
Which version of NetBSD? I assume you're asking about NetBSD-0.9.
Yes, 0.9 does support BusLogic adaptors, with one reservation. It
will only work with older BusLogic cards because of a new feature in
the newer cards that breaks the old driver.
The next version of NetBSD (now in NetBSD-current) supports the newer
and the older BusLogic cards. I don't know when the next version of
NetBSD will be released. Upgrading to the development version of
NetBSD (NetBSD-current) is an option, but not a trivial exercise for
those less familiar with the intricacies of BSD Unix.
If you would like to try to make my fixed bt driver work with 0.9, let
me know and I'll send it to you. It's written for NetBSD-current, so
there are some minor differences, but I can't imagine it would be too
terribly difficult to hack into 0.9.
If you're trying to decide whether or not to buy a BusLogic card, I
very highly recommend them. Mine really works great. But if you get
a new one, you will be bitten by the bug unless you have the updated
driver.
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