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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!pandora!sysseh From: sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au (Stephen Hocking) Subject: Re: New Future Domain Support??? Nntp-Posting-Host: netfl15a.devetir.gov References: <Roy-1012940130150001@adept.cts.com> <3ccp7i$mad@pdq.coe.montana.edu> <Roy-1112940059540001@adept.cts.com> <3ch7jm$mmg@pdq.coe.montana.edu> Sender: usenet@devetir.qld.gov.au (Network News) Organization: DEVETIR, QLD, AUSTRALIA Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 05:56:06 GMT Message-ID: <sysseh.787384566@pandora> Distribution: "world" Lines: 36 nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes: >In article <Roy-1112940059540001@adept.cts.com>, >Roy Lovejoy <Roy@AdeptSolutions.com> wrote: >>In article <3ccp7i$mad@pdq.coe.montana.edu>, nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu >>(Nate Williams) wrote: >> >>> In article <Roy-1012940130150001@adept.cts.com>, >>> Roy Lovejoy <Roy@AdeptSolutions.com> wrote: >>> >I replace it with a Future Domain TMC-1680 SVP card (SCSI+floppy on one >>> >card). I recalled that Future Domain was one of the supported SCSI cards. >>> >Floppy works fine, get to the FDisk phase of install. FreeBSD don't >>> >understand new SCSI card. >>> >>> You recalled wrongly. :( >>> >>from freebsd.cdrom.com/FreeBSD/FAQFreeBSD.FAQ... >> >>"Future Domain TMC-8xx/950 Series <ISA> >> ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Wow, I learn something new everyday. Sorry about the bad information, >but I wasn't aware that the Seagate driver also (supposedly) worked with >the Future Domain cards. It sees and recognises an old TMC-855 Future Domain card I have around here. Under FreeBSD-1.1.5, I did a bit of work with the bloke who was porting it to freebsd, and it would mostly work - some CD-ROM drives would work, others would not. I did not have any spare HDs floating around to test. Stephen -- I really hate babies. Can't stand e'm. The arrogance, the lies. They are not to be trusted. I hate babies. - D. Schwab