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Update boot capabilities for Adaptec 2940-series

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Obtained from:	axp-list@redhat.com / Jay.Estabrook@compaq.com
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Wilko Bulte 2001-04-13 19:47:07 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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@ -795,6 +795,9 @@ PC164SX is reported to boot fine with Symbios825, Symbios875 and Symbios876
based cards. In addition, Adaptec 2940U and 2940UW are reported to work for
booting (verified on SRM V5.7-1). Adaptec 2930U2 and 2940U2[W] do not work.
LX and SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or later can boot from Adaptec
2940-series adapters.
In summary: this family of machines is 'blessed' with a challenging
compatibility as far as SCSI adapters go.
@ -1095,6 +1098,10 @@ When 2 pairs of identical-sized DIMMs are installed DS10 will use memory
interleaving for higher performance. DS10L, which has only 2 DIMM slots cannot
do interleaving.
SCSI:
Starting with SRM firmware version 5.9 you can boot from Adaptec 2940-series
adapters in addition to the usual set of Qlogic and Symbios/NCR adapters.
EIDE:
The base model comes with a FUJITSU 9.5GB ATA disk as its boot device.
FreeBSD/alpha works just fine using EIDE disks on Webbrick. DS10 has 2 IDE
@ -1231,6 +1238,9 @@ Embedded SCSI:
The embedded Adaptec SCSI chip on DS20 is disabled and is therefore
not usable under FreeBSD.
Starting with SRM firmware version 5.9 you can boot from Adaptec 2940-series
adapters in addition to the usual set of Qlogic and Symbios/NCR adapters.
CPU:
DS20 can have 2 CPUs installed. FreeBSD/alpha is not currently SMP-capable
and will only use the primary CPU.