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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news2.acs.oakland.edu!condor.ic.net!news.cic.net!chi-news.cic.net!arclight.uoregon.edu!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!news.netkonect.net!news.clara.net!usenet From: steve@clara.net (Steve Rawlinson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Adaptec 2490 Ultra/Wide on BSDI Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 22:40:43 GMT Organization: ClaraNET - Internet Service Provider Lines: 23 Message-ID: <51mdcg$aal@eros.clara.net> References: <32347B8E.7E6D@top.monad.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: achilles.clara.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Paul Venezia <pvenezia@top.monad.net> wrote: >Anyone using an Adaptec 2940 Ultra/Wide PCI card under BSDI? >Currently, the machine won't recognize it on boot. I've checked the >PNP (disabled) etc. No luck. No apparent IRQ conflict either. Yes. You need a patch from bsdi: ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/bsdi/patches/patches-2.1/ I believe its kernel patch 11. This allows the kernel to recognise the card but wont run in wide mode. The driver for wide mode operation is apparently due for release 'very soon'. Steve ------ Steve Rawlinson ClareNet Ltd steve@clara.net