From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Sep 2 15:20:03 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88E8FE0C9A for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 15:20:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tomdean@wavecable.com) Received: from smtp01.emerald.cmh.synacor.com (smtp.emerald.synacor.com [208.47.184.7]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46MYfp49zgz3P97 for ; Mon, 2 Sep 2019 15:20:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tomdean@wavecable.com) X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=FYpJO626 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=OAvc3ylXTZnwW13UMKQG5A==:117 a=OAvc3ylXTZnwW13UMKQG5A==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=9cW_t1CCXrUA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=jlQd9YhnVdoA:10 a=J70Eh1EUuV4A:10 a=JbhlE8a8jZIA:10 a=C1L7ehIJEW9czuWbKbsA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=pHzHmUro8NiASowvMSCR:22 a=Ew2E2A-JSTLzCXPT_086:22 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: dG9tZGVhbkB3YXZlY2FibGUuY29t X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: X-CM-Score: X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Received: from [24.113.143.192] ([24.113.143.192:44468] helo=[192.168.1.175]) by mail.wavecable.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.25.56547 r(Core:3.6.25.0)) with ESMTPA id 85/A2-23186-F133D6D5; Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:20:00 -0400 Subject: Re: Convert MBR Partitions to GPT Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1ef6d7eb-a7c9-2a5d-12b2-20c4ef255523@wavecable.com> <20190902133941.e563291f.freebsd@edvax.de> <0e0c086c-a907-d224-98b8-9486d921e7a5@wavecable.com> <20190902141116.264edd01.freebsd@edvax.de> <88cabc53-eff5-3e1a-6e77-2d86da2b8c8d@wavecable.com> <20190902164836.98486301.freebsd@edvax.de> From: "Thomas D. 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Dean wrote: >> I downloaded the FreeBSD DVD1. Disabled USB 3.0 support in the "UEFI >> BIOS", as ASUS calls it. Now, FreeBSD does not go into the xhci loop. > > Very good! By the way, the commonly accepted terminology is > either "BIOS" or "UEFI" - it's one or the other. Maybe ASUS > is already infested by brainless marketing drones... ;-) Yes, that is why I quoted ASUS! This motherboard is 7 or 8 years old. I have those 3 unused (now) disks, so might as well play... I think FreeBSD does not fully support my USB 3.0 controller. Linux uses the xhci_hcd driver. FreeBSD seems to use the xhci_pci driver?? On Linux: p9x79> sudo lspci -v | grep -i asm1042 -B5 -A10 Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci 08:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller (prog-if 30 [XHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8B WS Motherboard Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 Memory at fbc00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K] Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [68] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked- Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 09:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller (prog-if 30 [XHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8B WS Motherboard Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19 Memory at fbb00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K] Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [68] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked- Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd