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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: trouble installing to SCSI HD
Date: 16 Nov 1995 11:18:28 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.951115194319.28632A-100000@teer13.acpub.duke.edu>,
Charlie Fiechter  <fcf@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>This is my first exposure to freebsd, so excuse me if I sound stupid....
>
>I am trying to install 2.0.5 to a scsi disk (a 1 gig seagate, if it matters). 
>The problem is that the install program doesn't recongize either SCSI disk or
>my SCSI cdrom.  If fact I think it really isn't recognizing the SCSI card (a
>16 bit QLOGIC of some sort).  Does BSD support qlogic cards (I'll be 
>disappointed if BSD doesn't where linux does).  I'm trying to install off 
>a CD.  Does anyone know of a patch, or some other option that someone who 
>has never installed before may have neglected.
>
>Thanks in advance (alot),

I doubt it..
I've never heard of Qlogic...
who are they?
(and as I wrote a lot of the scsi code, that probably explains a lot about 
your problem.. )

if it can run in an emulation mode (of an aha1542 or something)
it might work...
(or is it an NCR based board?)

If it's a good board and has docs then I could write a driver in about a
day if it's a 'smart' card, but if it is a "sequencer" based card.
it'd be closer to about a month :(


julian
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