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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rpi!ghost.dsi.unimi.it!newsserver.di.unipi.it!pical2!luigi From: luigi@iet.unipi.it Subject: Advice on SCSI controllers Message-ID: <1992Nov16.161824.12780@di.unipi.it> Originator: luigi@pical2 Sender: luigi@iet.unipi.it Nntp-Posting-Host: pical2.iet.unipi.it Reply-To: luigi@iet.unipi.it Organization: Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Univ. di Pisa (ITALY) Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:18:24 GMT Lines: 39 Now that I have 386bsd up and running, I'd like to put SCSI devices on it. My problem is about the controller: the Adaptec 1542 is hard to find here in Italy (at least from my usual dealers), and is priced around $400, which might be a bit high. I can find very cheap no-name SCSI adapters for $70 or so, but they lack any technical documentation, so the vendor doesn't know nothing about compatibility with any model. I'm just checking to see if somebody knows something about them. The information I have are as follows: === #1 === this is called "intelligent SCSI controller", can drive SCSI and floppies, has a SCSI centronics connector on the back and 2 flat-cable connectors (FDD + SCSI) on the top. On the top side it is printed "DC-126B". Is sold for about $200 === #2 === This is called "SCSI FDD+HDD controller model SUN 5231". It is quite small, with a couple of VLSI chip, 1 ROM, and 6 TTL buffers. Connectors are 2 for flat cable (34 and 50 pin) and the one on the back is a DB25. The documentation says it implements SCSI2, and one of the ICs is marked tmc950 ========== So, if anyone knows what they are (or can reccomend SCSI controllers for which the drivers for 386bsd are available) I'd be very grateful. Thanks Luigi Rizzo ==================================================================== Luigi Rizzo Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione email: luigi@iet.unipi.it Universita' di Pisa tel: +39-50-568533 via Diotisalvi 2, 56124 PISA (Italy) fax: +39-50-568522 ====================================================================