>The NetBSD open source operating system has support for the Highpoint
>Technologies EIDE chipsets.  The two most recent releases, 1.4.3 and 1.5
>support the HPT366 and HPT370 chipsets.  This support is "built-in" to
>the OS, and installation can be done directly to drives attached to
>these chipsets.

for what it's worth...my alpha still panics with a HPT366 card in it.
i haven't yet tried the patch that someone (bouyer?) wrote.

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