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From: scottk@sprecher.cs.uwm.edu (Scott Knaffla)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.periphs.scsi,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 2742 + BSD?
Date: 13 Oct 1993 00:06:06 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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Well A couple of my friends and I are just about set to get PC's.  I
will be buying the pieces and putting them together myself.  I got
just about everything set, and I was going to get a Adaptec 1742, but since
it's been discontinued in favor of the 2742, I have been looking at
that one.  However the big sticking point is, I will be putting BSD on
them (Either Net or Free BSD).  But ... no drivers are currently
available for it :-(  Does anyone know if the 2742 has a compatibility
mode like the 1742?  Also does anyone know about info relating to the
release of driver info.   I called Adaptec and it seemed like they just
gave me the run-around and didn't have much info.  Did anyone else have
better luck?  I would like to get the Adaptec, but if I can't get
drivers it won't do me any good.  Any suggestion: Bustek? Ultastor?  (I
really want to get EISA controller)


  Scott Knaffla, Software Engineer
  McHugh Freeman
  20975 West Swenson Drive
  Waukesha, WI 53186-4065
  E-mail:  scottk@miller.cs.uwm.edu