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From: roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2740 controller
Date: 4 Jun 1994 01:52:20 +0200
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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?  If not, can I make the card
>act like a 1740 and *spoof* the system?

Extract from the excellent FreeBSD FAQ (/usr/src/contrib/FAQ/FreeBSD.FAQ:
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2.5:  Does FreeBSD support the AHA-2742 SCSI adapter from Adaptec?

No, FreeBSD does not.  This is due to Adaptec's unwillingness to
supply programming information under other than non-disclosure.  This
is unfortunate, but there's nothing we can do about it.
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We should even modify the 2742 value to the more  generic if harder to read
2[789]4[02] one :-)
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Ollivier ROBERT                                           roberto@hsc.fr.net
Hervé Schauer Consultants                Ollivier.Robert@keltia.frmug.fr.net
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