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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.setup Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!noc.netcom.net!news3.noc.netcom.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!daniel From: daniel@netcom.com (Sam Daniel) Subject: Re: SCSI PCI host adapter Message-ID: <danielDEE700.Guv@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <418r3m$9c6@trauma.rn.com> <1995Aug30.074902.1035@wavehh.hanse.de> <42846g$2e9@trauma.rn.com> <42crke$hg@reason.cdrom.com> <42ea9k$1sd@trauma.rn.com> Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 17:52:48 GMT Lines: 19 Sender: daniel@netcom23.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.periphs.scsi:36606 comp.os.linux.hardware:14708 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:5411 comp.os.linux.setup:18884 larry@rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes: >I'm stating for example, if I installed FreeBSD using the 2940 >controller, I should be able to remove the 2940 and install the >NCR controller and be able to boot the machine and access the data >on the hard driving using the NCR. >Is this not correct? In any case, the data written (FreeBSD) >with the 2940 not accessable using the NCR card (after removing >the 2940 and inserting the NCR card in the PCI buss) Sorry, but this is often the case. I've had to reformat drives after switching controller cards. Each manufacturer can write the bits any way they please on the disk. In any case, when I went shopping for an NCR to try out, I was told that NCR and Adaptec were not compatible. -- Sam Daniel -- daniel@netcom.com -- (408) 235-2661