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From: black@csulb.edu (Matthew Black)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Adeptec scsi card problem
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 08:31:15
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In article <DADsxL.GKw@news.uwindsor.ca> outcast@nowhere.na (Bryan McDade) writes:

>I have an Adeptec 2940w scsi card attected to 2 barracuda's, now i can't 
>get BSD/OS 2.0 to install, it just hangs.  Some people have told me this
>card will work, but BSD says they don't have drivers ...i'm total confused.
>Can anyone confirm this?? If not what other PCI card can i use??

>Thanks
>          Bryan Mcdade


I can confirm this too. The 2940 requires that software be downloaded to 
the adapter *every* time the system is booted.   Adaptec has licensing 
policies which most software developers find unworkable.

--matt
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