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3 | 2.0 Hardware compatibility | |
4 | -------------------------- | |
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6 | 2.0.1: What kind of hard drives does FreeBSD run on? | |
7 | ||
8 | FreeBSD supports MFM, RLL, ESDI, IDE and SCSI hard drives. | |
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11 | 2.0.2: What SCSI controllers are supported? | |
12 | ||
13 | FreeBSD supports the following SCSI controllers: | |
14 | ||
15 | Adaptec AH-1542 Series (ISA> | |
16 | AH-1742 Series <EISA> | |
17 | Buslogic BT-445 Series <VLB> (*) | |
18 | BT-545 Series <ISA> | |
19 | BT-742 Series <EISA> | |
20 | UltraStor UH-14f Series <ISA> | |
21 | UH-34f Series <EISA> | |
22 | ||
23 | There is supposed to be a UltraStor 24f driver floating around, but we're | |
24 | not sure where (could someone please point us at it?). Note that we do | |
25 | NOT support `Future Domain' or `IN2000' SCSI controllers, typically | |
26 | the little $50 specials you get with some CDROM drives. You will have to | |
27 | buy a more mainstream (and capable) SCSI controller. | |
28 | ||
29 | (*) See section 1.0.5. | |
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32 | 2.0.3: What CD-ROM drives are supported by FreeBSD? | |
33 | ||
34 | Any SCSI drive connected to a supported controller. | |
35 | Mitsumi LU002(8bit), LU005(16bit) and FX001D(16bit 2x Speed). | |
36 | ||
37 | FreeBSD does NOT support drives connected to a Sound Blaster or non-SCSI | |
38 | SONY or Panasonic drives. A general rule of thumb when selecting a CDROM | |
39 | drive for FreeBSD use is to buy a very standard SCSI model; they cost more, | |
40 | but deliver very solid performance in return. Do not be fooled by very cheap | |
41 | Mitsumi solutions that, in turn, deliver VERY LOW performance! As always, | |
42 | you get what you pay for. | |
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44 | ||
45 | 2.0.4: What multi-port serial cards are supported by FreeBSD? | |
46 | ||
47 | AST/4 and BOCA 4/8 port cards. Some unnamed clone cards have also been | |
48 | known to work, especially those that claim to be AST compatible. Check | |
49 | the man page for `sio' to get more information on configuring such cards. | |
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51 | ||
52 | 2.0.5: Does FreeBSD support the AHA-2742 SCSI adapter from Adaptec? | |
53 | ||
54 | No, FreeBSD does not. This is due to Adaptec's unwillingness to supply | |
55 | programing information under other than non-disclosure. This is unfortunate. | |
56 | ||
57 | ||
58 | 2.0.6: I have a XXXX bus mouse. Is it supported and if so, how do I set | |
59 | it up for XFree86? | |
60 | ||
61 | FreeBSD supports the Logitech, ATI Inport and PS/2 bus mice. You need to add | |
62 | the following line to the kernel config file and recompile for the Logitech | |
63 | and ATI mice: | |
64 | ||
65 | device mse0 at isa? port 0x23c tty irq6 vector mseintr | |
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67 | ||
68 | 2.0.7: I have a PS/2 mouse (`keyboard' mouse) [Alternatively: I have a | |
69 | laptop with a trackball mouse]. How do I use it? | |
70 | ||
71 | For the PS/2 mouse you need to look in /usr/src/share/FAQ/programs/psm.tar.z, | |
72 | which is John Solhed's port of the Linux PS/2 mouse driver. | |
73 | ||
74 | Follow the directions in the package. You will also need to change your | |
75 | Xconfig file to point to the mouse. | |
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78 | 2.0.8: What types of tape drives are supported under FreeBSD? | |
79 | ||
80 | FreeBSD supports SCSI, QIC-02 and QIC-40/80 (Floppy based) tape drives. | |
81 | This includes Exabyte and DAT drives. | |
82 | ||
83 | ||
84 | 2.0.9: What sound cards are supported by FreeBSD? | |
85 | ||
86 | FreeBSD supports the SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, | |
87 | AdLib and Gravis UltraSound sound cards. There is also limited support | |
88 | for MPU-401 and compatible midi cards. The SoundBlaster 16 and | |
89 | SoundBlaster 16 ASP cards are not yet supported. | |
90 | NOTE: This is only for sound! This driver does not support CD-ROMs, SCSI | |
91 | or joysticks on these cards. | |
92 | ||
93 | ||
94 | 2.0.10: What network cards does FreeBSD support? | |
95 | ||
96 | There is support for the following cards: | |
97 | NE2000 and 1000 | |
98 | WD/SMC 8003,8013 and Elite Ultra (8216) | |
99 | 3Com 3c503 | |
100 | And clones of the above | |
101 | AT&T EN100/StarLAN 10 | |
102 | Isolan AT 4141-0 | |
103 | Isolink 4110 | |
104 | 3com 3c509 (BETA) | |
105 |