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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!bofh.dot!world1.bawave.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: SCO driver and FreeBSD Date: 15 May 1996 15:42:33 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 22 Message-ID: <4ncu19$cpm@helena.MT.net> References: <SON.96May13175907@angrand.prism.uvsq.fr> Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net In article <SON.96May13175907@angrand.prism.uvsq.fr>, Nicolas Souchu <son@cezanne.prism.uvsq.fr> wrote: >I have a AT8 Chase multi serial IO board with SCO >drivers. Would it be possible to add this board >to my FreeBSD box ? > >I know FreeBSD can run SCO binaries... and drivers ? Nope, and it will never happen. The kernels are altogether different, so it'd be nearly impossible to do something like use SCO's drivers. Unfortunately, I grepped for 'chase' in the i386/isa section and didn't turn up any hits on Chase, but I do know there are quite a few multi-port cards supported. Nate -- nate@sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.mt.sri.com | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana. home #: (406) 443-7063 | A fly pole and a 4x4 Chevy truck = Heaven on Earth