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From: rone@bofh.noc.best.net (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why choose 2.1.7 ??
Date: 16 Mar 1997 16:58:41 -0800
Organization: fidgety systems administrators gmbh
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In article <332c7751.13389114@news.ptd.net>, Nick Folino <nickf@ptd.net> wrote:
>On 16 Mar 1997 15:09:24 -0700, Nathan Torkington <gnat@elara.frii.com>
>wrote:
>>andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) writes:
>>> FreeBSD 2.1.7 rock solid system for ,production machines'
>>So long as you don't have an Adaptec 1542 controller and a Quantum
>>drive. Mutter, grumble.
>I have a 1542 and 3 Quantum drives and it works fine. Is there some
>sorta problem with that setup?
Quantum drives have had firmware problems, and i think that the 1542's
driver (aic?) has been "unmaintained" for a while.
rone
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