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From: bob@luke.pmr.com (Bob Willcox)
Subject: Re: DPT PCI SCSI under FreeBSD?
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In article <50a3jo$lmp@queeg.apci.net>,
	sawyerk@apci.net (Kevin Sawyer) writes:
> I've been running Linux for a few years now, and I'm getting more and more
> curious about FreeBSD (quite frankly, I'm losing my patience with Linux). 
> However, all of my servers are using DPT PM3224A PCI SCSI controllers
> (caching with RAID support).  So far, I haven't found a way to utilize these
> fantastic controllers under FreeBSD.  Any suggestions?

I have been planning to port a BSDi driver that I received from
Mike Salyzyn at DPT to FreeBSD for some time now.  Unfortunately
I have had trouble finding the time to do any work on it lately.
I am hopeful that this condition won't last *too* much longer.

Bob

> 
> Kevin Sawyer
> sawyerk@apci.net
> 
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