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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2740 controller
Date: 2 Jun 1994 14:16:09 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <2sjag7INNhji@scarecrow.mke.ab.com>,
Thad Phetteplace x4461 <tdphette@mke.ab.com> wrote:
>I have an Adaptec 2740 SCSI controller I would like to put in my
>FreeBSD system, but I see that 2740 is not listed in the supported
>hardware list.  Is there a 2740 driver?

No, and there probably won't ever be one.  (Though there are still rumors
of folks working on one)

> If not, can I make the card act like a 1740 and *spoof* the system?

No, get a Buslogic card and call it good. :-)


Nate
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