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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!nexus.coast.net!agis!news1.best.com!svc.portal.com!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: ggrant@crl.com (Gary E. Grant) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: NetBSD with PCI bus? Date: 19 Jun 1995 14:31:32 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 27 Message-ID: <3s4qbk$37a@crl.crl.com> References: <DACq4G.Bwo@rci.ripco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com In article <DACq4G.Bwo@rci.ripco.com>, Kevin Kadow <kadokev@msg.net> wrote: >Does anybody have experience with NetBSD using PCI interface cards >(ethernet,SCSI)? I know the INSTALL file lists an NCR PCI SCSI board as >supported. > >This is for a Usenet News server... > >I'm currently running on an EISA DX50 motherboard with an Adaptec 1742 >EISA SCSI card and a SMC Elite ISA ethernet card. If I want to upgrade >to a pentium motherboard, the only affordable boards are ISA/PCI, which >means I'd have to switch to PCI since it can't handle my existing controller. > >Has anybody tried this? How does PCI compare to EISA? >-- I am running Netbsd with P90 PCI/ISA Intel Bd.. It has been working for the last few months... I have another PCI motherboard, that has the OPTI chipset, that will not boot NetBSD, seems there is a problem with the PCI Bridge chips not being recognized.... Gary :-) P.S. If you are thinking of going to PCI make sure that the bridge chip is supported... Not all PCI motherboards were created equal....