Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> writes:

> > 3) which scsi board would you use (supported in -current or in the near future
> >    of course :) ? I'd prefer 64bits PCI boards, and PCI slots usage may be an
> >    issue so dual-channel boards may be an option if it's worth it (I think
> >    I'll need 4 scsi busses in this machine).

[Qlogic 1280]
[ncr 895/896]

I picked up an "Ultra2 SCSI" Advansys board at Fry's for $230 
on my last swing through the SF Bay area, and it's working
OK with a couple of LVD drives in LVD mode (although I'm
suspicious of the "SCSI2" in the Quantum probe).

NetBSD 1.4S (SCREAM) #0: Tue Feb  8 22:39:52 CET 2000
...
adw0 at pci0 dev 19 function 0: AdvanSys ASB-3940U2W SCSI adapter
adw0: interrupting at irq 10
scsibus1 at adw0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
...
sd3 at scsibus1 targ 1 lun 0: <IBM, DGHS18D, 03E0> SCSI3 0/direct fixed
sd3: 17501 MB, 8154 cyl, 20 head, 219 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 35843670 sectors
sd4 at scsibus1 targ 6 lun 0: <QUANTUM, QM318000TD-SW, N491> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd4: 17366 MB, 8057 cyl, 20 head, 220 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 35566500 sectors

        Sean.