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R-Studio Agent Emergency is based on the FreeBSD 5.3 kernel and supports devices from the list published at http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/hardware-i386.html .

*: Supported in the floppy version

Disk controllers

IDE/ATA controllers ( ata driver) *

The adapters supported by the aic driver include:

Adaptec AHA-1505 (ISA)

Adaptec AHA-1510A, AHA-1510B (ISA)

Adaptec AHA-1520A, AHA-1520B (ISA)

Adaptec AHA-1522A, AHA-1522B (ISA)

Adaptec AHA-1535 (ISA)

Creative Labs SoundBlaster SCSI host adapter (ISA)

Adaptec AHA-1460, AHA-1460B, AHA-1460C, AHA-1460D (PC Card)

Adaptec AHA-1030B, AHA-1030P (PC98)

NEC PC-9801-100 (PC98)

The aha driver supports the following SCSI host adapters:

Adaptec AHA-154xB

Adaptec AHA-154xC

Adaptec AHA-154xCF

Adaptec AHA-154xCP

Adaptec AHA-1640

Adaptec AHA-174x in 154x emulation mode

DTC 3290 SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode

Tekram SCSI controllers in 154x emulation mode

The ahb driver supports the following SCSI host adapters:

Adaptec AHA-1740

Adaptec AHA-1742

Adaptec AHA-1740A

Adaptec AHA-1742A

The ahc driver supports the following SCSI host adapter chips and SCSI controller cards:

Adaptec AIC7770 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7850 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7860 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7870 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7880 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7890 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7891 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7892 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7895 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7896 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7897 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7899 host adapter chip

Adaptec 274X(W)

Adaptec 274X(T)

Adaptec 284X

Adaptec 2910

Adaptec 2915

Adaptec 2920

Adaptec 2930C

Adaptec 2930U2

Adaptec 2940

Adaptec 2940J

Adaptec 2940N

Adaptec 2940U

Adaptec 2940AU

Adaptec 2940UW

Adaptec 2940UW Dual

Adaptec 2940UW Pro

Adaptec 2940U2W

Adaptec 2940U2B

Adaptec 2950U2W

Adaptec 2950U2B

Adaptec 19160B

Adaptec 29160B

Adaptec 29160N

Adaptec 3940

Adaptec 3940U

Adaptec 3940AU

Adaptec 3940UW

Adaptec 3940AUW

Adaptec 3940U2W

Adaptec 3950U2

Adaptec 3960

Adaptec 39160

Adaptec 3985

Adaptec 4944UW

NEC PC-9821Xt13 (PC-98)

NEC RvII26 (PC-98)

NEC PC-9821X-B02L/B09 (PC-98)

NEC SV-98/2-B03 (PC-98)

Many motherboards with on-board SCSI support

The ahd driver supports the following:

Adaptec AIC7901 host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7901A host adapter chip

Adaptec AIC7902 host adapter chip

Adaptec 29320 host adapter

Adaptec 39320 host adapter

Many motherboards with on-board SCSI support

Controllers supported by the aac driver include:

Adaptec AAC-364

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2130S

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2200S

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2410SA

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2810SA

Adaptec SCSI RAID 5400S

Dell CERC SATA RAID 2

Dell PERC 2/Si

Dell PERC 2/QC

Dell PERC 3/Si

Dell PERC 3/Di

Dell PERC 320/DC

HP NetRAID 4M

The adv driver supports the following SCSI controllers:

AdvanSys ABP510/5150

AdvanSys ABP5140

AdvanSys ABP5142

AdvanSys ABP902/3902

AdvanSys ABP3905

AdvanSys ABP915

AdvanSys ABP920

AdvanSys ABP3922

AdvanSys ABP3925

AdvanSys ABP930, ABP930U, ABP930UA

AdvanSys ABP960, ABP960U

AdvanSys ABP542

AdvanSys ABP742

AdvanSys ABP842

AdvanSys ABP940

AdvanSys ABP940UA/3940UA

AdvanSys ABP940U

AdvanSys ABP3960UA

AdvanSys ABP970, ABP970U

AdvanSys ABP752

AdvanSys ABP852

AdvanSys ABP950

AdvanSys ABP980, ABP980U

AdvanSys ABP980UA/3980UA

MELCO IFC-USP (PC-98)

RATOC REX-PCI30 (PC-98)

@Nifty FNECHARD IFC-USUP-TX (PC-98)

The adw driver supports SCSI controllers including:

AdvanSys ABP940UW/ABP3940UW

AdvanSys ABP950UW

AdvanSys ABP970UW

AdvanSys ABP3940U2W

AdvanSys ABP3950U2W

The bt driver supports the following BusLogic MultiMaster ``W'', ``C'', ``S'', and ``A'' series and compatible SCSI host adapters:

BusLogic BT-445C

BusLogic BT-445S

BusLogic BT-540CF

BusLogic BT-542B

BusLogic BT-542B

BusLogic BT-542D

BusLogic BT-545C

BusLogic BT-545S

BusLogic/BusTek BT-640

BusLogic BT-742A

BusLogic BT-742A

BusLogic BT-747C

BusLogic BT-747D

BusLogic BT-747S

BusLogic BT-757C

BusLogic BT-757CD

BusLogic BT-757D

BusLogic BT-757S

BusLogic BT-946C

BusLogic BT-948

BusLogic BT-956C

BusLogic BT-956CD

BusLogic BT-958

BusLogic BT-958D

Storage Dimensions SDC3211B / SDC3211F

AMI FastDisk Host Adapters that are true BusLogic MultiMaster clones are also supported by the bt driver.

The dpt driver provides support for the following RAID adapters:

DPT Smart Cache Plus

Smart Cache II (PM2?2?, PM2022 [EISA], PM2024/PM2124 [PCI]) (Gen2)

Smart RAID II (PM3?2?, PM3021, PM3222)

Smart Cache III (PM2?3?)

Smart RAID III (PM3?3?, PM3332 [EISA], PM3334UW [PCI]) (Gen3)

Smart Cache IV (PM2?4?, PM2042 [EISA], PM2044/PM2144 [PCI]) (Gen4)

Smart RAID IV

The adapters currently supported by the asr driver include the following:

Adaptec Zero-Channel SCSI RAID 2000S, 2005S, 2010S, 2015S

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2100S, 2110S

Adaptec ATA-100 RAID 2400A

Adaptec SCSI RAID 3200S, 3210S

Adaptec SCSI RAID 3400S, 3410S

Adaptec SmartRAID PM1554

Adaptec SmartRAID PM1564

Adaptec SmartRAID PM2554

Adaptec SmartRAID PM2564

Adaptec SmartRAID PM2664

Adaptec SmartRAID PM2754

Adaptec SmartRAID PM2865

Adaptec SmartRAID PM3754

Adaptec SmartRAID PM3755U2B / SmartRAID V Millennium

Adaptec SmartRAID PM3757

DEC KZPCC-AC (LVD 1-ch, 4MB or 16MB cache), DEC KZPCC-CE (LVD 3-ch, 64MB cache), DEC KZPCC-XC (LVD 1-ch, 16MB cache), DEC KZPCC-XE (LVD 3-ch, 64MB cache) -- rebadged SmartRAID V Millennium

The amr driver supports the following:

AMI MegaRAID 320-1

AMI MegaRAID 320-2

AMI MegaRAID 320-4X

AMI MegaRAID Series 418

AMI MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (Series 428)

AMI MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 (Series 434)

AMI MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 (Series 438)

AMI MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 (Series 467)

AMI MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 (Series 471)

AMI MegaRAID Elite 1500 (Series 467)

AMI MegaRAID Elite 1600 (Series 493)

AMI MegaRAID Elite 1650 (Series 4xx)

AMI MegaRAID Express 100 (Series 466WS)

AMI MegaRAID Express 200 (Series 466)

AMI MegaRAID Express 300 (Series 490)

AMI MegaRAID Express 500 (Series 475)

Dell PERC

Dell PERC 2/SC

Dell PERC 2/DC

Dell PERC 3/DCL

Dell PERC 3/QC

Dell PERC 4/Di

HP NetRAID-1/Si

HP NetRAID-3/Si (D4943A)

HP Embedded NetRAID

Note: Booting from these controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not supported.

Controllers supported by the mlx driver include:

Mylex DAC960P

Mylex DAC960PD / DEC KZPSC (Fast Wide)

Mylex DAC960PDU

Mylex DAC960PL

Mylex DAC960PJ

Mylex DAC960PG

Mylex DAC960PU / DEC PZPAC (Ultra Wide)

Mylex AcceleRAID 150 (DAC960PRL)

Mylex AcceleRAID 250 (DAC960PTL1)

Mylex eXtremeRAID 1100 (DAC1164P)

RAIDarray 230 controllers, aka the Ultra-SCSI DEC KZPAC-AA (1-ch, 4MB cache), KZPAC-CA (3-ch, 4MB), KZPAC-CB (3-ch, 8MB cache)

All major firmware revisions (2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x) are supported, however it is always advisable to upgrade to the most recent firmware available for the controller. Compatible Mylex controllers not listed should work, but have not been verified.

Note: Booting from these controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not supported.

Controllers supported by the mly driver include:

Mylex AcceleRAID 160

Mylex AcceleRAID 170

Mylex AcceleRAID 352

Mylex eXtremeRAID 2000

Mylex eXtremeRAID 3000

Compatible Mylex controllers not listed should work, but have not been verified.

The twe driver supports the following ATA RAID controllers:

AMCC's 3ware 5000 series

AMCC's 3ware 6000 series

AMCC's 3ware 7000-2

AMCC's 3ware 7006-2

AMCC's 3ware 7500-4LP

AMCC's 3ware 7500-8

AMCC's 3ware 7500-12

AMCC's 3ware 7506-4LP

AMCC's 3ware 7506-8

AMCC's 3ware 7506-12

AMCC's 3ware 8006-2LP

AMCC's 3ware 8500-4LP

AMCC's 3ware 8500-8

AMCC's 3ware 8500-12

AMCC's 3ware 8506-4LP

AMCC's 3ware 8506-8

AMCC's 3ware 8506-8MI

AMCC's 3ware 8506-12

AMCC's 3ware 8506-12MI

The twa driver supports the following PATA/SATA RAID controllers:

AMCC's 3ware 9500S-4LP

AMCC's 3ware 9500S-8

AMCC's 3ware 9500S-8MI

AMCC's 3ware 9500S-12

AMCC's 3ware 9500S-12MI

The ncr driver provides support for the following NCR/Symbios SCSI controller chips:

53C810

53C810A

53C815

53C820

53C825A

53C860

53C875

53C875J

53C885

53C895

53C895A

53C896

53C1510D

The following add-on boards are known to be supported:

I-O DATA SC-98/PCI (PC-98)

I-O DATA SC-PCI (PC-98)

The sym driver provides support for the following Symbios/LSI Logic PCI SCSI controllers:

53C810

53C810A

53C815

53C825

53C825A

53C860

53C875

53C876

53C895

53C895A

53C896

53C897

53C1000

53C1000R

53C1010-33

53C1010-66

53C1510D

The SCSI controllers supported by sym can be either embedded on a motherboard, or on one of the following add-on boards:

ASUS SC-200, SC-896

Data Technology DTC3130 (all variants)

DawiControl DC2976UW

Diamond FirePort (all)

I-O DATA SC-UPCI (PC-98)

Logitec LHA-521UA (PC-98)

NCR cards (all)

Symbios cards (all)

Tekram DC390W, 390U, 390F, 390U2B, 390U2W, 390U3D, and 390U3W

Tyan S1365

The following devices are currently supported by the ncv driver:

I-O DATA PCSC-DV

KME KXLC002 (TAXAN ICD-400PN, etc.), KXLC004, and UJDCD450

Macnica Miracle SCSI-II mPS110

Media Intelligent MSC-110, MSC-200

NEC PC-9801N-J03R

New Media Corporation BASICS SCSI

Qlogic Fast SCSI

RATOC REX-9530, REX-5572 (SCSI only)

Controllers supported by the stg driver include:

Adaptec 2920/A

Future Domain SCSI2GO

Future Domain TMC-18XX/3260

IBM SCSI PCMCIA Card

ICM PSC-2401 SCSI

MELCO IFC-SC

RATOC REX-5536, REX-5536AM, REX-5536M, REX-9836A

Note that the Adaptec 2920C is supported by the ahc driver.

Cards supported by the isp driver include:

ISP1000

PTI SBS440

ISP1020

ISP1040

PTI SBS450

Qlogic 1240

Qlogic 1020

Qlogic 1040

Qlogic 1080

Qlogic 1280

Qlogic 12160

Qlogic 2100

Qlogic 2102

Qlogic 2200

Qlogic 2202

Qlogic 2204

Qlogic 2300

Qlogic 2312

PTI SBS470

Antares P-0033

Controllers supported by the amd driver include:

MELCO IFC-DP (PC-98)

Tekram DC390

Tekram DC390T

Controllers supported by the nsp driver include:

Alpha-Data AD-PCS201

I-O DATA CBSC16

Adaptec AIC-7110 Parallel to SCSI interfaces ( vpo driver)

The following controllers are supported by the ida driver:

Compaq SMART Array 221

Compaq Integrated SMART Array Controller

Compaq SMART Array 4200

Compaq SMART Array 4250ES

Compaq SMART 3200 Controller

Compaq SMART 3100ES Controller

Compaq SMART-2/DH Controller

Compaq SMART-2/SL Controller

Compaq SMART-2/P Controller

Compaq SMART-2/E Controller

Compaq SMART Controller

Controllers supported by the ciss driver include:

Compaq Smart Array 5300

Compaq Smart Array 532

Compaq Smart Array 5i

HP Smart Array 5312

HP Smart Array 6i

HP Smart Array 641

HP Smart Array 642

HP Smart Array 6400

HP Smart Array 6400 EM

HP Smart Array 6422

HP Smart Array V100

HP Modular Smart Array 20 (MSA20)

HP Modular Smart Array 500 (MSA500)

Controllers supported by the iir driver include:

Intel RAID Controller SRCMR

Intel Server RAID Controller U3-l (SRCU31a)

Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1L (SRCU31La)

Intel Server RAID Controller U3-2 (SRCU32)

All past and future releases of Intel and ICP RAID Controllers.

Intel RAID Controller SRCU21 (discontinued)

Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 (older revision, not compatible)

Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L (older revision, not compatible)

The SRCU31 and SRCU31L can be updated via a firmware update available from Intel.

Promise SuperTrak ATA RAID controllers ( pst driver)

The hptmv driver supports the HighPoint RocketRAID 182x SATA controllers.

Controllers supported by the ips driver include:

IBM ServeRAID 3H

ServeRAID 4L/4M/4H

ServeRAID Series 5

ServeRAID 6i/6M

The following controllers are supported by the mpt driver:

LSI Logic 53c1030 (Dual Ultra320 SCSI)

LSI Logic FC909 (1Gb/s Fibre Channel)

LSI Logic FC909A (Dual 1Gb/s Fibre Channel)

LSI Logic FC919 (2Gb/s Fibre Channel)

LSI Logic FC929 (Dual 2Gb/s Fibre Channel)

The SCSI controller chips supprted by the mpt driver can be found onboard on many systems including:

Dell PowerEdge 1750

IBM eServer xSeries 335

SCSI controllers supported by the trm driver include:

Tekram DC-315 PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS and internal SCSI connector

Tekram DC-315U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter without BIOS

Tekram DC-395F PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS and 68-pin external SCSI connector

Tekram DC-395U PCI Ultra SCSI adapter with flash BIOS

Tekram DC-395UW PCI Ultra-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS

Tekram DC-395U2W PCI Ultra2-Wide SCSI adapter with flash BIOS

For the Tekram DC-310/U and DC-390F/U/UW/U2B/U2W/U3W PCI SCSI host adapters, use the sym driver.

The wds driver supports the WD7000 SCSI controller.