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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nexus.coast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.duke.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!info.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!mattspc.cecs.csulb.edu!black 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 Organization: California State University, Long Beach Lines: 22 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <black.579.0008859D@csulb.edu> References: <DADsxL.GKw@news.uwindsor.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: mattspc.cecs.csulb.edu X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev A] 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 ============================================================================== matthew black, systems analyst | The opinions expressed herein are mine and california state university | don't necessarily reflect those my employer. cecs department | long beach, ca 90840 | email: black@csulb.edu ===============================(c) 1994 by Matthew Black, all rights reserved=