BSD 3DM & Drivers

[Simon L. Nielsen]

On 2003.05.21 12:54:06 +0100, Lawrence Farr wrote:
> OK. Can you suggest a better supported product?

Adaptec ATA RAID 2400A perhaps? FreeBSD is officially supported and my
card have been working very well.

Note: I have no affiliations with Adaptec.

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org 
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Peter Galbavy
> > Sent: 21 May 2003 09:31
> > To: misc at openbsd.org; Alan.Pao at 3WARE.com
> > Cc: APao at 3WARE.com; bsd-discuss at stlbsd.org; 
> > freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: BSD 3DM & Drivers
> > 
> > 
> > Alan Pao (by way of "L. V. Lammert" <lvl at omnitec.net>) wrote:
> > > This nice chap from 3Ware is requesting additional requests for BSD
> > > drivers to support the effort within 3Ware - I'm sure we 
> > can oblidge!
> > > If you have any interest in running BSD (any flavor) on 3Ware RAID
> > > controllers, please email a request indicating that you 
> > use, or would
> > > like to use same.
> > 
> > You will normally find that most companies actually want your 
> > business.
> > There is a certain limit to how many times you can go and ask for
> > information on supporting a product for free that will result 
> > in increased
> > sales of said product - at no real cost to the vendor. 3Ware have had
> > numerous requests over the years for documentation from a 
> > wide range of
> > interested parties.
> > 
> > There is little value is wasting additional time in order to make some
> > middle manager in this obscure company feel wanted. If they 
> > really wanted to
> > get support into the BSDs, then cards and documentation would 
> > (by now) be
> > volunteered to the relevant groups involved.
> > 
> > More begging is a waste of time, buy better supported products.

-- 
Simon L. Nielsen
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