From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 11:49:39 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90A4B16A4CE; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 11:49:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-01-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.100]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA43743FA3; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 11:49:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu74-159-108.nc.rr.com [24.74.159.108])hAUJnTSq003030; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:49:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) hAUJnNIo064117; Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:49:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from marcus@marcuscom.com) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: Robert Watson In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-LvjSDABoIR4YmmtFHCpQ" Organization: MarcusCom, Inc. Message-Id: <1070221766.98573.15.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 14:49:26 -0500 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,NORMAL_HTTP_TO_IP autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on creme-brulee.marcuscom.com X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: HaggeL Subject: Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 19:49:39 -0000 --=-LvjSDABoIR4YmmtFHCpQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 14:40, Robert Watson wrote: > On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >=20 > > On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 09:43, HaggeL wrote: > > > Hi Guys :) > > >=20 > > > Sorry if i waste your time. I=AEm a freeBSD noob and need some help. > > > I want to install freeBSD in januar and have some problems. I want to > > > buy me a new harddrive, a serial ATA one, because i got the "Silicon > > > ImageR Sil 3112A-Controller" onboard (Asus A7N8X Motherboard). I > > > didn=AEt find a driver in the Hardware Notes of FreeBSD 5.1, and on t= he > > > Producer homepage are only ready Linuxkernels avaible > > > (http://12.24.47.40/display/2n/searchDirect/?searchString=3DSil+3112A= &searchType=3Dallwords&searchby=3Dkeywords&r=3D0.8157617). > > > So can anyone tell me if i can get a SATA disk run? I don=AEt want to > > > boot from it, just read and write. Buying a new disk only for windows > > > use is wasted money > >=20 > > We're having a pretty lengthy discussion about these controllers on thi= s > > list right now. I suggest you read the archives. Bottom line, the > > controller is supported, but it's problematic. The ATA maintainer has > > working controllers, but there are those of us that experience data > > corruption, and at least one user that can't use his drive at all when > > connected to said controller.=20 >=20 > I believe a workaround was recently committed to improve behavior on olde= r > cards using that chipset. Specifically the following change to > ata-chipset.c:=20 >=20 > revision 1.48 > date: 2003/11/28 19:01:28; author: sos; state: Exp; lines: +6 -2 > Workaround for errata on early versions of the sii3112. > =20 > Approved by: re@ >=20 > Does this make any difference in your configuration? Well, it makes my configuration fail more quickly. I have the newer hardware revision 0x02, so technically I shouldn't need this patch. I actually modified it so that the SIIBUG flag was applied to my card, but it resulted in a kernel panic while building world. Joe >=20 > Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects > robert@fledge.watson.org Senior Research Scientist, McAfee Research >=20 >=20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-LvjSDABoIR4YmmtFHCpQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/yknGb2iPiv4Uz4cRAklXAJ9kVuOVdDOPYo8wBJ5MsOhx/2Ib/QCeIv1S MbkzKDM2EuDQvxNPK66hjys= =FvwC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-LvjSDABoIR4YmmtFHCpQ--