On 20 Dec, John Ruschmeyer wrote:

> Is this a known problem/issue? Is it because I was trying to use such an
> ancient card or is it because I'm trying to use a Bus-mastering ISA card in a
> PCI system?
Some time ago I tested 486 and old 586 mainboards. My test was a kernel
compile with NetBSD 1.3.2 on a SCSI disk conneted to a 1542. The 1542
worked well in old ISA/VESA Boards, worked not in 486 PCI boards and
not or very unreliable in 586 boards. No problems with a NCR / Symbios
/ LSI 53C810 based no-name SCSI adapter. I think the problems are a
result of using a ISA Busmaster in a PCI system. 

> Lastly, any recommendations for a reasonable, cheap, NetBSD-supported SCSI card?
Some NCR / Symbios / LSI or AMD based no-name card should do the job
well. Perhaps you can get a used one... 
Or get an old ISA PIO adapter if you only need it for slow devices like
a ZIP drive. 1520, generic NCR 53C400 / 53C80...
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