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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!sifon!homer.cs.mcgill.ca!storm From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: PCI/VESA bus controllers and FreeBSD. Date: 11 Jan 1994 03:38:14 GMT Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Lines: 25 Message-ID: <2gt6v6$5ma@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> References: <2gskmc$97a@delphinium.cig.mot.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mnementh.cs.mcgill.ca In article <2gskmc$97a@delphinium.cig.mot.com>, Dan J. Declerck <declrckd@rtsg.mot.com> wrote: >OK, I've read the FAQ. And I have a question: > >Does FreeBSD support any VESA/PCI cards in a method >that takes advantage of the higher bus speeds? > >Also, what is the best SCSI drive controller if one wants to >use a tape drive, HD, and eventually CDROM? a lot of people have had a lot of good luck with the Bus Logic BT445S VLB controller. it's supposedly quite good. the UltraStor 34F is quite good as well, and the 1542C is always a safe betm unless you want support from Adaptec. :-) i suspect i'll be upgrading to the first relatively soon. my 1542b is beginning to grate on my nerves. marc 'em. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Wandschneider Seattle, WA Barney the Dinosaur sings! You faint... Barney sings! Barney sings! --More-- You Die... --More--