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From: steve@clara.net (Steve Rawlinson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2490 Ultra/Wide on BSDI
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 22:40:43 GMT
Organization: ClaraNET - Internet Service Provider
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Paul Venezia <pvenezia@top.monad.net> wrote:

>Anyone using an Adaptec 2940 Ultra/Wide PCI card under BSDI?

>Currently, the machine won't recognize it on boot. I've checked the 
>PNP (disabled) etc. No luck. No apparent IRQ conflict either. 

Yes. You need a patch from bsdi:

ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/bsdi/patches/patches-2.1/

I believe its kernel patch 11. This allows the kernel to recognise the
card but wont run in wide mode. The driver for wide mode operation is
apparently due for release 'very soon'.

Steve


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Steve Rawlinson
ClareNet Ltd
steve@clara.net