From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 21 22:28:31 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D60D416A400 for ; Mon, 21 May 2007 22:28:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from narr@narr.rts.spb.ru) Received: from narr.rts.spb.ru (narr.rts.spb.ru [212.176.220.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B21113C46C for ; Mon, 21 May 2007 22:28:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from narr@narr.rts.spb.ru) Received: from narr.rts.spb.ru (localhost.rts.spb.ru [127.0.0.1]) by narr.rts.spb.ru (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4LLuAeM029841; Tue, 22 May 2007 01:56:11 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from narr@narr.rts.spb.ru) Received: (from narr@localhost) by narr.rts.spb.ru (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l4LLu9ZP029836; Tue, 22 May 2007 01:56:10 +0400 (MSD) (envelope-from narr) Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 01:56:09 +0400 From: Anton To: Charles Sprickman Message-ID: <20070521215609.GA28721@narr.rts.spb.ru> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE autolearn=failed version=3.1.8 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on narr.rts.spb.ru Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended SATA controllers X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 22:28:31 -0000 On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 06:06:44PM -0400, Charles Sprickman wrote: > > I have a fairly nice dual-xeon Supermicro 1U that needs some parts. It > has onboard PATA and I'd like to throw some SATA drives in and get an SATA > backplane for it (machine has hot swap bays, it's missing any sort of > backplane). > > I'll need to put some kind of SATA controller in there. What can I buy > that's known to be very stable under 6.2? I recall that in the past some > onboard SATA controllers were a little sketchy... I had fought with some controllers for about 4 month, so I just can tell about my experience. SIL3112 - doesnt work with more than 1 disk. Promise FastTrak TX2300: in 5.*-branch it works worse than SIL3112, it reboot or freezing system. But! At 6.1 I really can sleep well. It works, nice and quiet, for now: atapci0: port 0xdc00-0xdc7f,0xd800-0xd8ff mem 0xff8ff000-0xff8fffff,0xff8c0000-0xff8dffff irq 18 at device 2.0 on pci1 uname: FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p11 FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p11 #0: Wed Dec 20 21:48:32 MSK 2006 uptime: 1:43 up 151 days, 14:16, 5 users Constantly read: 1,5Mbytes (10Mbps upload almost 24/7) for all this time. I dont go to 6.2 yet, so I'm not sure, how it will be on it. That for cheap controllers. As for more price: amr0: Firmware 713N, BIOS G119, 64MB RAM Works without *any* troubles 102 days from last reboot + 1,5 year until last reboot =) 6 drives, mysql... but price surely different =) -- Anton