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From: leop@percy.rain.com (Leo)
Subject: Re: BusLogic 445S VLB SCSI and 386BSD/NetBSD
References: <C9onH8.FFn@percy.rain.com> <218uuuINNik@fstgds01.tu-graz.ac.at>
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 09:04:24 GMT
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chmr@edvz.tu-graz.ac.at (Christoph Robitschko) writes:
>In article <C9onH8.FFn@percy.rain.com> Leo (leop@percy.rain.com) wrote:
>-> Is anyone using a BL 445S to run NetBSD?  I tried booting with the two
>-> kc floppies.  The ahbbt floppy worked and seemed to recognize the
>-> controller, but I haven't actually tried to do an install yet.  Is it
>-> similar enough to the BusLogic EISA controller to work?
>It's similar enough to the Adaptec 1542 to work perfectly.
>I'm using the ISA card with 386bsd (Julian's driver) and am very satisfied.

Note that Christoph confused the model numbers - easy to do when
they're so similar!  He has a 545, not a 445.

So, I ask again - has anyone successfully used the BusLogic BT445S
Vesa SCSI controller with 386BSD/NetBSD?  Please let us know if it
works! 

Leo