From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 12 12:28:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E59F716A4CE for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:28:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out-mx1.crosswinds.net (out-mx1.crosswinds.net [216.18.117.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0C7843D5F for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:28:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tony@crosswinds.net) Received: from admin.crosswinds.net (out-mx1.crosswinds.net [216.18.117.38]) by out-mx1.crosswinds.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 078492B03F for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:28:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: by admin.crosswinds.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id AF0853F0B; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:28:43 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:28:43 -0400 From: Tony Holmes To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040912122843.GA7321@crosswinds.net> References: <41438D6A.9000603@dreamchaser.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41438D6A.9000603@dreamchaser.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Subject: Re: Asus A7N8X-E w/SATA and SCSI, 4.10 sys install snafu X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:28:45 -0000 On +Sep 11, Gary Aitken wrote: > The BIOS reported devices and FreeBSD 4.10 boot probe (see below), > show the scsi device (pci1 at 6.0, irq11), but fbsd doesn't recognize it. > > Freebsd isn't recognizing > the buslogic controller (bt0) device (pci1, device 6.0), > the sata device (pci1 device 11.0), > or either of the network devices (pci0 device 4.0, pci1 device 4.0). I can chime in with a "me too" here, but with an Adaptec 29160 and Promise SATA controller. I successfully installed 4.9-RELEASE on a system. I later cvsup'd to 4.10-Stable and the SCSI isn't seen at all. BIOS probes it, but FreeBSD does not - appears to be a serious regression (which was reported to -scsi but no response). For me the boot would hang at the "Resetting SCSI" stage of the boot and not continue. Oddly, if I use an older 2940, it is recognized and the boot continues. If the SATA card is in the system, neither will boot. -- Tony Holmes Ph: (416) 993-1219 Founder and Senior Systems Architect Crosswinds Internet Communications Inc. From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 12 16:24:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE82216A4CE for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:24:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from nightmare.dreamchaser.org (nightmare.dreamchaser.org [12.32.36.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 378D443D31 for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:24:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garya@dreamchaser.org) Received: from [12.32.36.74] (imagination.dreamchaser.org. [12.32.36.74]) i8CGNZCC001037; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:23:35 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from garya@dreamchaser.org) Message-ID: <41447808.1000201@dreamchaser.org> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:23:36 -0600 From: Gary Aitken User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (Windows/20040803) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tony Holmes References: <41438D6A.9000603@dreamchaser.org> <20040912122843.GA7321@crosswinds.net> In-Reply-To: <20040912122843.GA7321@crosswinds.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Asus A7N8X-E w/SATA and SCSI, 4.10 sys install snafu X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:24:54 -0000 I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. It sounds like the boot problem (not recognizing the scsi controller) is unrelated to the sata controller. Add in the sata controller and the system which boots (2940) no longer will; the newer controller (29160) presumably doesn't boot because it never was recognized in the first place. Can you look at what bios reports for pci bus assignments? I'm wondering whether there are irq conflicts in the 29160 case which aren't there in the 2940 case. Are there differences in the bios pci bus assignments when the sata controller is present, other than the addition of the sata controller itself? Tony Holmes wrote: > On +Sep 11, Gary Aitken wrote: > >>The BIOS reported devices and FreeBSD 4.10 boot probe (see below), >>show the scsi device (pci1 at 6.0, irq11), but fbsd doesn't recognize it. >> >>Freebsd isn't recognizing >> the buslogic controller (bt0) device (pci1, device 6.0), >> the sata device (pci1 device 11.0), >> or either of the network devices (pci0 device 4.0, pci1 device 4.0). > > > I can chime in with a "me too" here, but with an Adaptec 29160 and Promise > SATA controller. I successfully installed 4.9-RELEASE on a system. I later > cvsup'd to 4.10-Stable and the SCSI isn't seen at all. BIOS probes it, but > FreeBSD does not - appears to be a serious regression (which was reported > to -scsi but no response). > > For me the boot would hang at the "Resetting SCSI" stage of the boot and > not continue. Oddly, if I use an older 2940, it is recognized and the boot > continues. > > If the SATA card is in the system, neither will boot. > From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 12 22:27:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0063516A4CE for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:27:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from nightmare.dreamchaser.org (nightmare.dreamchaser.org [12.32.36.65]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35E1243D39 for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:27:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@dreamchaser.org) Received: from [12.32.36.74] (imagination.dreamchaser.org. [12.32.36.74]) i8CMQVAQ001417; Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:26:31 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dreamchaser.org) Message-ID: <4144CD17.4060208@dreamchaser.org> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:26:31 -0600 From: freebsd@dreamchaser.org User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (Windows/20040803) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tony Holmes References: <41438D6A.9000603@dreamchaser.org> <20040912122843.GA7321@crosswinds.net> In-Reply-To: <20040912122843.GA7321@crosswinds.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Asus A7N8X-E w/SATA and SCSI, 4.10 sys install snafu X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:27:51 -0000 One other thing to check -- what version of BIOS for the mobo do you have? Mine came with 1011, and while the Asus notes on the 1012 bios download say the changes are to support an additional amd processor, 1012 also tweaks the way bios boot options for scsi and sata/raid are configured. Didn't solve my problems but it may affect yours, although I doubt it. But it seems wise to update it. The change adds a field for booting from scsi or raid. I take that to mean when you specify scsi as a boot device, you will get the sata drive instead if you have it set to raid. I attempted to build an nt4 system and it did work that way, although I was unable to complete the nt4 install because after writing \winnt and its contents on the sata drive during the initial install, the reboot to the sata drive fell on its face. Gary Tony Holmes wrote: > On +Sep 11, Gary Aitken wrote: > >>The BIOS reported devices and FreeBSD 4.10 boot probe (see below), >>show the scsi device (pci1 at 6.0, irq11), but fbsd doesn't recognize it. >> >>Freebsd isn't recognizing >> the buslogic controller (bt0) device (pci1, device 6.0), >> the sata device (pci1 device 11.0), >> or either of the network devices (pci0 device 4.0, pci1 device 4.0). > > > I can chime in with a "me too" here, but with an Adaptec 29160 and Promise > SATA controller. I successfully installed 4.9-RELEASE on a system. I later > cvsup'd to 4.10-Stable and the SCSI isn't seen at all. BIOS probes it, but > FreeBSD does not - appears to be a serious regression (which was reported > to -scsi but no response). > > For me the boot would hang at the "Resetting SCSI" stage of the boot and > not continue. Oddly, if I use an older 2940, it is recognized and the boot > continues. > > If the SATA card is in the system, neither will boot. > From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 13 07:20:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD99716A4CE; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:20:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cydem.org (S0106000103ce4c9c.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.254.167]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47D7943D31; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:20:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from soralx@cydem.org) Received: from S01060020ed3972ba.ed.shawcable.net (S01060020ed3972ba.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.254.42]) by cydem.org (Postfix/FreeBSD) with ESMTP id 425A2381BA; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:20:36 -0600 (MDT) From: To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:20:35 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: 586Core X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:20:37 -0000 Good localtime() I'm starting some small project, and I need to decide what hardware will fit its needs. I'm looking for a small single-board computer that should have minimum: 2 serial ports (RS232 & [RS232 | USB(preferable)]), 8-bit databus, FLASH disk, RTC, 486 CPU performance, low power consumption; should be able to run FreeBSD. PCB size does not matter much. One of the applications I plan to run on it is 'gnokii'. I've found this: 'http://www.compulab.co.il/586core.htm', and I'd appreciate to get some opinions on this product. Is anyone using it? How well does it work with FreeBSD (or *BSD)? How well FBSD works with its USB controller (ScanLogic SL811HST)? Maybe someone can suggest a better and possibly less expensive alternative? I'd like to get as many opinions as possible, therefore crossposting. Sorry. Timestamp: 0x41453D16 [SorAlx] http://cydem.org.ua/ ridin' VN1500-B2 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 13 13:52:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8E6F16A4CE for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:52:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from as1.hubbell.com (as1.hubbell.com [65.197.160.96]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7116743D5A for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:52:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bajordan@hubbell-ltg.com) Received: from CRPSPKWANW02-IA.hubbell.com (gwisew.hubbell.com [65.197.160.97]) by as1.hubbell.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8DDq9K8008684 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:52:19 -0700 (envelope-from bajordan@hubbell-ltg.com) Received: from Hubbell_GwGate2-MTA by CRPSPKWANW02-IA.hubbell.com with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:52:21 -0700 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:51:01 -0700 From: "Bucky Jordan" To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Subject: RE: Support for PERC4/Ei RAID controller? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:52:34 -0000 I talked with Dell on this one- basically the Perc4/Ei uses the PCI Express= bus, which apparently causes some issues- it's a completely different setu= p than the Di. So, as an interim solution, we ordered add-in Di cards. Once= support for PCI Express gets a little better, we'll swap to the onboard Pe= rc4/Ei controller to take advantage of the faster bus and additional RAID c= ache. Since the unit supports up to 6 drives, the additional Raid card can = still be put to good use. It seems the only other option at the moment is to run without RAID (which = we're not willing to do). If anyone has any other suggestions, please let m= e know. As a side note for those ordering the new PowerEdge 2850's with the Nocona = processors- I successfully completed a default install of 5.2.1-RELEASE tod= ay on our second box (SCSI only, no RAID). Haven't installed any ports or d= one any configuration yet- if anyone's interested I can post details of wha= t went smoothly. Hope that helps, Bucky ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 13 14:11:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 190D016A4CE; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ares.wolfpond.org (ns1.wolfpond.org [62.212.96.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD35B43D1F; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ftigeot@wolfpond.org) Received: from aoi.wolfpond.org (aoi.wolfpond.org [IPv6:2001:7a8:24db:1:20c:76ff:feb4:27e1]) by ares.wolfpond.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i8DEBoNf070679; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:50 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot@aoi.wolfpond.org) Received: from aoi.wolfpond.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aoi.wolfpond.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8DEBpOb001831; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot@aoi.wolfpond.org) Received: (from ftigeot@localhost) by aoi.wolfpond.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8DEBpVQ001830; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ftigeot) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:11:51 +0200 From: Francois Tigeot To: soralx@cydem.org Message-ID: <20040913141150.GA1134@aoi.wolfpond.org> References: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200409130120.35057.soralx@cydem.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-small@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 586Core X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:59 -0000 On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 01:20:35AM -0600, soralx@cydem.org wrote: > > I'm starting some small project, and I need to decide what hardware > will fit its needs. I'm looking for a small single-board computer that > should have minimum: 2 serial ports (RS232 & [RS232 | USB(preferable)]), > 8-bit databus, FLASH disk, RTC, 486 CPU performance, low power consumption; > should be able to run FreeBSD. PCB size does not matter much. One > of the applications I plan to run on it is 'gnokii'. > > I've found this: 'http://www.compulab.co.il/586core.htm', and I'd appreciate > to get some opinions on this product. Is anyone using it? How well does it > work with FreeBSD (or *BSD)? How well FBSD works with its USB controller > (ScanLogic SL811HST)? I have no experience with this product, but it seems to be quite specific. Be prepared to buy special cases, power supplies and so on... > Maybe someone can suggest a better and possibly less expensive alternative? How about a mini-itx board ? Via Epia are becoming quite common, they can be used with atx power supplies and some models are fanless. The USB part is the same one found on many Pentium-3 and Athlon mainboards and work well with FreeBSD. See here for some pictures and prices: http://www.mini-itx.com/ You can put a flash disk on the IDE ports or if you want something more exotic some manufacturers like Commell sell some models with a Disk-on-Chip socket on-board. -- Francois Tigeot From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 13 14:28:14 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A39CE16A4CE; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:28:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms.titl.ru (ms.titl.ru [217.73.113.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25DC643D41; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:28:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tarkhil@webmail.sub.ru) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ms.titl.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D9F26DCCD8; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:28:10 +0400 (MSD) Received: from ms.titl.ru ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ms.titl.ru [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 12497-04; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:28:10 +0400 (MSD) Received: from 99.titl.ru (unknown [192.168.100.253]) by ms.titl.ru (Postfix) with SMTP id 3B6D46DCCCF; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:28:10 +0400 (MSD) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:28:11 +0400 From: Alex Povolotsky To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040913182811.33080fad@99.titl.ru> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12a (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at localhost Subject: Compaq and dockstation X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:28:14 -0000 Hello! I was offered to buy used Compaq Armada with dockstation containint IDE controller and 3 PCI slots. Sounds great, but does anyone have any experience with such devices? Will it work with FreeBSD? -- Alex. From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 14 12:22:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E356016A4CF for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:22:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.gmx.net (imap.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C77CC43D58 for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:22:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Gregor.Bittel@GMX.de) Received: (qmail 4763 invoked by uid 65534); 14 Sep 2004 12:22:52 -0000 Received: from pD9FA8EDF.dip.t-dialin.net (EHLO 2x_Xeon.BI) (217.250.142.223) by mail.gmx.net (mp005) with SMTP; 14 Sep 2004 14:22:52 +0200 X-Authenticated: #3119465 From: Gregor Bittel To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:23:58 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200409141409.12715.Gregor.Bittel@GMX.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Multiprocessing-mainboards. X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:22:55 -0000 Hello. I'd like to remind you of my small project[1] -- a list[1] of SMP-boards running FreeBSD (in real SMP-mode with two or more physical processors - sorted by CPU-socket/slot). Everyone is invited to add his known-working FreeBSD-SMP-board to this list, especially the older ones - they are very hard to find (and I don't want to buy them all on online-auctions - my room and money are limited ;) Only real MP boards will be listed, that is, only boards with two or more physical processors installed -- running a FreeBSD SMP kernel -- and which can be identified by a specific name or number. For example, the "Tyan Tiger i7505 S2668AN" and the "Tyan Tiger i7505 S2668ANR" are different boards and will be listed as different, each with an own entry). To add a mainboard, please submit (in addition to the exact brand and label) the output of the dmesg(8) and mptable(1) commands, and optionally the "pciconf -l -v" output as well. The BIOS revision would be nice, too. Please take care to remove the host and/or domain name from the dmesg(8) output (only if you don't want it should be public). Any known caveats or remarks that may be helpful to other users are also most welcome! Currently 151 SMP-boards are listed, and my local list contains 633 different boards at the moment (including the 151 on the website). Some words about my person: I started my first FreeBSD-Installation in July 1999 (I ordered a CD-Set from a German Distributor), and since this time I am infected with the FreeBSD-Virus ;) And not to forget: I would like to say "Thank you" - for my favourite Operating System and for reading this mail. best regards, -Gregor. -- Gregor.Bittel@GMX.de [1]= http://www.bnv-bamberg.de/home/ba3294/smp/index.htm From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 15 04:04:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C9BB16A4CF for ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:04:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3E9743D2D for ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:04:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwaquilina@gmail.com) Received: by mproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 73so64561rnk for ; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.11.73 with SMTP id 73mr240439rnk; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.86.71 with HTTP; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:04:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:04:36 -0400 From: David Aquilina To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Serial Console Install X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David Aquilina List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:04:41 -0000 I've asked this question before as part of another post, however it seems people ignore it. So, I thought I'd break it out separately. I'm trying to do a serial console installation for various reasons. However, it stops at this point: md0: Preloaded image 4194304 bytes at 0xffffffff808e4ba0 ad0: 78533MB [159560/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 ATAPI_RESET time = 50us acd0: CDRW at ata1-master UDMA33 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0 I set the "console" variable in the loader to "comconsole", then in the serial console boot with "boot -h". I've also tried "boot -D", but it still stops at the same point. I've tried this with both 5.2.1-RELEASE and a recent 5.3-BETA. Am I doing something wrong, or have I run across a bug? If a bug, what's the proper way to report it? Thanks. -- David Aquilina dwaquilina@gmail.com From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 15 19:47:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCA7116A4CE for ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:47:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail1.nav-international.com (mail1.nav-international.com [12.37.7.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EBE843D49 for ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:47:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Charles.Hall@Nav-International.com) Received: from brkxspn1.brk.navistar.com ([167.6.2.158]) by 167.6.247.4 with InterScan Messaging Security Suite; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:47:29 -0500 Received: by brkxspn1.brk.navistar.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:47:27 -0500 Message-ID: <1188E2959811D511B35600508B63A90B0B25489E@CANXSPN2.can.navistar.com> From: "Hall, Charles V" To: "'freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org'" Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:47:25 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Compression performance X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:47:31 -0000 I'm running 4.10 prod on an Intel P4 and I want to maximize compression (i.e. /usr/bin/compress) performance--this seems to be my current bottleneck. 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From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 17 07:33:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6785A16A4CE for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:33:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web41113.mail.yahoo.com (web41113.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2410343D31 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:33:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd_mailing@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040917073334.12951.qmail@web41113.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.172.21.201] by web41113.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:33:33 PDT Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:33:33 -0700 (PDT) From: borg To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="0-2047907957-1095406413=:12822" Subject: VIA Epia ME-6000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:33:34 -0000 --0-2047907957-1095406413=:12822 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Id: Content-Disposition: inline Greatings, I would like to share/add to the list of working mini-itx motherboard; a mobo that I purchased recently. I did a thorough searching before buying any part. Despite lots of disappointments mentioned on the mailing list about the "vr(4)" interface not-working/misbehaving, Or buildworld problems/erros. or other sad stories. Seems I survived the crash. It's been running 5.3-BETA4 for a couple of days now with no problem. I hope that I would benefit someone who's running into trouble picking a low profile system that can serve a small home/business. + Objective: Run: Bind9, PF and NAT, DHCP, Postfix, Apache. I'm not planning to run X on this box, it's solely used as a server. + System Info: Case: Travla C138-90W Black. (riser cards included) motherboard: VIA EPIA-ME6000 (Fanless) @ 600MHz + Add-ons: RAM: Crucial 512MB, 186-pin DIMM, DDR PC2100 Unbuffered, CL2.5 HardDrive: Toshiba MK8026GAX SuperSlim 80GB/5400RPM/12ms/16MB buffer. Network: Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter. DVD-ROM: 8x SLIM DVD ROM (WITH ADAPTER) ### Hint: The default CMOS has many options disabled by default. I went into each menu and enabled/disabled what I wanted. when I booted at first it showed half screen with non-crispy fonts, check CMOS option CRT/LCD to correct the problem. I have a small kit that I installed between the power outlet and the box's power adapter to monitor electricity usage: minimum load: 25WATT "idle" that's around 0.86 KWH ! maximum load: 35WATT "during buildworld, heavy activity" Despite the CPU's low horse power ( which is the main purpose of building this box) and the hard disk's low RPMs, I was amazed by the hard drive's 16MB buffer. It compensates for the difference. As long you are not doing "buildworld" on this machine, you will notice the counterbalancing in the HDD read/right speed which makes this machine a good candidate for a mail server. Not to mention the benefits of running a BSD Server at low-wattage/low-power and with a fanless CPU. In the future, I will enable NFS and mount a file system on a faster machine I have and do the buildworld/buildkernel there, then do the instalworld / installkernel on the mini-itx box. This should save a lot of time. The dual port NIC I installed is for NAT. I'm setting a Private/Public DNS with Multiple Views. I have a gigabit switch and my home LAN machines all have gigabit NICs. I could have used the built-in via LAN 10/100. for my external interface "WAN" and attach only a single port gigabit NIC to my gigabit LAN switch. There is no benefit in having my outside interface <==> modem but what the heck. :) I'm attaching the "dmesg" and "pciconf -vl" for anybody who needs more details on the hardware. Cheers, - Ayman Zarka ===== "UNIX, it's a way of life." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --0-2047907957-1095406413=:12822 Content-Type: text/plain; name="dmesg.mini.txt" Content-Description: dmesg.mini.txt Content-Disposition: inline; filename="dmesg.mini.txt" Copyright (c) 1992-2004 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 5.3-BETA4 #0: Thu Sep 16 16:03:36 PDT 2004 user@example.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/Eden-C3 Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: VIA C3 Samuel 2 (599.90-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "CentaurHauls" Id = 0x673 Stepping = 3 Features=0x803035 real memory = 503250944 (479 MB) avail memory = 482795520 (460 MB) npx0: [FAST] npx0: on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface acpi0: on motherboard acpi0: Power Button (fixed) Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x408-0x40b on acpi0 cpu0: on acpi0 acpi_button0: on acpi0 pcib0: port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 pci0: on pcib0 agp0: mem 0xe0000000-0xe3ffffff at device 0.0 on pci0 pcib1: at device 1.0 on pci0 pci1: on pcib1 pci1: at device 0.0 (no driver attached) fwohci0: port 0xd000-0xd07f mem 0xeb0c1000-0xeb0c17ff irq 5 at device 13.0 on pci0 fwohci0: OHCI version 1.0 (ROM=1) fwohci0: No. of Isochronous channels is 4. fwohci0: EUI64 "some MAC Address" fwohci0: Phy 1394a available S400, 2 ports. fwohci0: Link S400, max_rec 2048 bytes. firewire0: on fwohci0 fwe0: on firewire0 if_fwe0: Fake Ethernet address: "some MAC Address" fwe0: Ethernet address: "some MAC Address" fwe0: if_start running deferred for Giant sbp0: on firewire0 fwohci0: Initiate bus reset fwohci0: node_id=0xc800ffc0, gen=1, CYCLEMASTER mode firewire0: 1 nodes, maxhop <= 0, cable IRM = 0 (me) firewire0: bus manager 0 (me) uhci0: port 0xd400-0xd41f irq 11 at device 16.0 on pci0 uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb0: on uhci0 usb0: USB revision 1.0 uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci1: port 0xd800-0xd81f irq 5 at device 16.1 on pci0 uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb1: on uhci1 usb1: USB revision 1.0 uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered uhci2: port 0xdc00-0xdc1f irq 10 at device 16.2 on pci0 uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED] usb2: on uhci2 usb2: USB revision 1.0 uhub2: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1 uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered pci0: at device 16.3 (no driver attached) isab0: at device 17.0 on pci0 isa0: on isab0 atapci0: port 0xe000-0xe00f,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device 17.1 on pci0 ata0: channel #0 on atapci0 ata1: channel #1 on atapci0 vr0: port 0xe400-0xe4ff mem 0xeb0c0000-0xeb0c00ff irq 11 at device 18.0 on pci0 miibus0: on vr0 ukphy0: on miibus0 ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto vr0: Ethernet address: "some MAC Address" em0: port 0xe800-0xe83f mem 0xeb000000-0xeb03ffff,0xeb0a0000-0xeb0bffff irq 5 at device 20.0 on pci0 em0: Ethernet address: "some MAC Address" em0: Speed:N/A Duplex:N/A em1: port 0xec00-0xec3f mem 0xeb040000-0xeb07ffff,0xeb080000-0xeb09ffff irq 10 at device 20.1 on pci0 em1: Ethernet address: "some MAC Address" em1: Speed:N/A Duplex:N/A fdc0: port 0x3f7,0x3f0-0x3f5 irq 6 drq 2 on acpi0 sio0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on acpi0 sio0: type 16550A sio1 port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on acpi0 sio1: type 16550A ppc0 port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on acpi0 ppc0: Generic chipset (EPP/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode ppbus0: on ppc0 plip0: on ppbus0 lpt0: on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: on ppbus0 atkbdc0: port 0x64,0x60 irq 1 on acpi0 atkbd0: irq 1 on atkbdc0 kbd0 at atkbd0 atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] psm0: irq 12 on atkbdc0 psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED] psm0: model IntelliMouse Explorer, device ID 4 pmtimer0 on isa0 sc0: at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> vga0: at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 Timecounter "TSC" frequency 599898351 Hz quality 800 Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec em0: Link is up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex acpi_cpu: throttling enabled, 2 steps (100% to 50.0%), currently 100.0% ad0: 76319MB [155061/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 ATAPI_RESET time = 660us acd0: DVDROM at ata1-master UDMA33 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a em0: Link is up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex --0-2047907957-1095406413=:12822 Content-Type: text/plain; name="pciconf-vl.mini.txt" Content-Description: pciconf-vl.mini.txt Content-Disposition: inline; filename="pciconf-vl.mini.txt" agp0@pci0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0xaa011106 chip=0x31231106 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT8623 Apollo CLE266 CastleRock CPU to PCI Bridge' class = bridge subclass = HOST-PCI pcib1@pci0:1:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000080 chip=0xb0911106 rev=0x00 hdr=0x01 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT8633 Apollo Pro 266 CPU to AGP Controller' class = bridge subclass = PCI-PCI fwohci0@pci0:13:0: class=0x0c0010 card=0x30441106 chip=0x30441106 rev=0x80 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT6306 VIA Fire II IEEE-1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller' class = serial bus subclass = FireWire uhci0@pci0:16:0: class=0x0c0300 card=0x30381106 chip=0x30381106 rev=0x80 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)' class = serial bus subclass = USB uhci1@pci0:16:1: class=0x0c0300 card=0x30381106 chip=0x30381106 rev=0x80 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)' class = serial bus subclass = USB uhci2@pci0:16:2: class=0x0c0300 card=0x30381106 chip=0x30381106 rev=0x80 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (All VIA Chipsets)' class = serial bus subclass = USB none0@pci0:16:3: class=0x0c0320 card=0x31041106 chip=0x31041106 rev=0x82 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT6202 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller' class = serial bus subclass = USB isab0@pci0:17:0: class=0x060100 card=0xaa011106 chip=0x31771106 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT8235 PCI to ISA Bridge' class = bridge subclass = PCI-ISA atapci0@pci0:17:1: class=0x01018a card=0xaa011106 chip=0x05711106 rev=0x06 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT82xxxx EIDE Controller (All VIA Chipsets)' class = mass storage subclass = ATA vr0@pci0:18:0: class=0x020000 card=0x01021106 chip=0x30651106 rev=0x74 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT6102 Rhine II PCI Fast Ethernet Controller' class = network subclass = ethernet em0@pci0:20:0: class=0x020000 card=0x11798086 chip=0x10798086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller' class = network subclass = ethernet em1@pci0:20:1: class=0x020000 card=0x11798086 chip=0x10798086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Intel Corporation' device = '82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller' class = network subclass = ethernet none1@pci1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x31221106 chip=0x31221106 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'VIA Technologies Inc' device = 'VT8623 Apollo CLE266 CastleRock AGP 8X Controller' class = display subclass = VGA --0-2047907957-1095406413=:12822-- From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 14:09:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA89D16A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:09:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54B7843D3F for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:09:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jyppy@internode.on.net) Received: from internode.on.net (webmail1.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.245])i8IE9rOU058327 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:39:53 +0930 (CST) Sender: jyppy@internode.on.net From: "jyppy@internode.on.net" To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Internode Webmail v3.1f (http://www.internode.on.net/) X-Originating-IP: 203.122.209.2 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 23:39:53 +0950 Message-id: <414c41b1.cf.65c1.1947@internode.on.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: Project Evil - WLAN card using NDIS for Belkin F5D6020 ver 3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: jyppy@internode.on.net List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:09:56 -0000 Great work. I have this card working with the Linux (ndiswrapper kernel module) but despite all my efforts I can not get this card (Belkin F5D6020 ver 3) to use the driver compiled using the same .inf and .sys files The module compiles OK. Since the chipset on the card is a RTL8180, I tried compiling the mod with the belkin and RealTech drivers but no luck The card is picked up by the OS (FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE) I noticed the ndis_driver_data.h has the PCI ID is the inverse order: #define NDIS_PCI_DEV_TABLE \ { 0x1799, 0x6020, 0xFFFFFFFF, \ "Belkin 11Mbps Wireless Notebook Network Card" }, #pciconf -lv none2@pci4:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0x60201799 chip=0x60201799 rev=0x20 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Belkin Research and Development Labs' class = network subclass = ethernet Happy to assist resolving this one From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 16:03:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5769016A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:03:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from prowler.milbach.com (nserv1.milbach.com [209.190.222.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EFD143D48 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:03:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from security@milbach.com) Received: from mdm.milbach.com (nserv1.milbach.com [209.190.222.57]) i8IFvTeS063477 for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:57:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20040918120037.013d0828@localhost> X-Sender: security@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:01:10 -0400 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org From: Michael Milbach Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Promise pdc20267 Raid Controller problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:03:20 -0000 I am trying to install 5.2.1 on an Intel S845WD1-E MB which has the Promise PDC20267 Raid Controller on board. I set up a mirror using two Seagate 160GB Hard Drives successfully. When I try to install FreeBSD, it sees the mirror, disk 0 is ready but disk 1 shows down and then the mirror fails. I get a missing interrupt error. After the Disk 1 Down message the machine stops the boot process and sits. I have to turn the machine off to do anything. Does this controller work with FreeBSD. I found a few messages on this list but saying that it worked but nothing on how to make it work. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Mike From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 16:47:12 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B668516A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:47:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx1.freebsdsystems.com (mx1.FreeBSDsystems.COM [69.90.68.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3541C43D2D for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:47:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM) Received: (qmail 7732 invoked by uid 3011); 18 Sep 2004 16:48:28 -0000 Received: from lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM by mx1.freebsdsystems.com by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.21 (clamscan: 0.54. f-prot: 3.12/. Clear:RC:1(216.235.8.115):. Processed in 0.61535 secs); 18 Sep 2004 16:48:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO noemie) (216.235.8.115) by mx1.freebsdsystems.com with SMTP; 18 Sep 2004 16:48:27 -0000 From: "Lanny Baron" To: "'Michael Milbach'" , Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:47:13 -0400 Organization: FreeBSD Systems Message-ID: <000401c49d9f$2625d130$0200a8c0@noemie> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20040918120037.013d0828@localhost> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: RE: FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Promise pdc20267 Raid Controller problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:47:12 -0000 Hi, You need a RAID controller. You will not get proper functionality with > 120GB with that controller. Regards, =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lanny Baron Proud to be 100% FreeBSD http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM North American Toll Free: 1.877.963.1900 European Toll Free http://www.freebsdsystems.com/toll_fr.html =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Michael Milbach Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:01 PM To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD 5.2.1 and Promise pdc20267 Raid Controller problems I am trying to install 5.2.1 on an Intel S845WD1-E MB which has the Promise PDC20267 Raid Controller on board. I set up a mirror using two Seagate 160GB Hard Drives successfully. When I try to install FreeBSD, it sees the mirror, disk 0 is ready but disk 1 shows down and then the mirror fails. I get a missing interrupt error. After the Disk 1 Down message the machine stops the boot process and sits. I have to turn the machine off to do anything. Does this controller work with FreeBSD. I found a few messages on this list but saying that it worked but nothing on how to make it work. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Mike _______________________________________________ freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 17:42:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28E7D16A4CF for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:42:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx1.mail.ru (mx1.mail.ru [194.67.23.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E18A543D4C for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:42:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from potap2003@mail.ru) Received: from [194.85.158.102] (port=3139 helo=sanitarium) by mx1.mail.ru with esmtp id 1C8jDv-000Fv8-00 for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:42:11 +0400 Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:42:28 +0400 From: Evgeny Potapov X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.62i) Business X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1912248984.20040918214228@mail.ru> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam: Not detected Subject: Intel HostRAID ICHS RAID Controller troubles X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Evgeny Potapov List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:42:13 -0000 Hello ppl! I have some trouble during the installation of FreeBSD 5.3-BETA4. The controller detects, but I don't see raid1 device, they looks as 2 separated hard drives (ad4, ad6), not as one device (like arX). I had same trouble in Slackware Linux 10. -- Best regards, Evgeny mailto:potap2003@mail.ru From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 18 19:50:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4E1316A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:50:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out009.verizon.net (out009pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B8B443D2D for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:50:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from localhost ([68.160.146.60]) by out009.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040918195027.KKI23440.out009.verizon.net@localhost> for ; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:50:27 -0500 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8IJoG4F003713; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:50:16 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i8IJoG2l003712; Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:50:16 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc) Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:50:16 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040918195016.GB99010@keyslapper.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out009.verizon.net from [68.160.146.60] at Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:50:27 -0500 cc: FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Subject: Intel ICH5 SATA 150 disk controller support? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD@keyslapper.org List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:50:30 -0000 More Dimension 8300 woes. This is long, and I'm sorry, but I wanted to include as much relevant info as possible. My shiny new Dell Dimension 8300 continues to have problems writing to the hard drive. Over the last 3 months, it has regularly had problems with DMA timeouts, and only the following sort of messages show up in /var/log/messages: Sep 17 19:41:33 key2 kernel: ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (2 retries left) LBA=57935679 Sep 17 19:41:39 key2 kernel: ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (2 retries left) LBA=57852767 Sep 17 19:43:06 key2 kernel: ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (2 retries left) LBA=69973311 Sep 17 19:43:12 key2 kernel: ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (2 retries left) LBA=58356223 Sep 17 19:43:18 key2 kernel: ad4: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (2 retries left) LBA=69206207 This is often followed by a complete lockup. Hard reboot required. I have posted queries on freebsd-questions, where it was suggested that I might have gotten an off the shelf dud for a hard drive. I didn't think this was likely, new drive, tested at the factory and all, so I asked for the configuration approach to debugging the problem. It was suggested, among other things, that I put the drive in PIO mode, which caused the machine to immediately lock up without further ado. None of the other suggestions had much affect either way. While investigating, I collected the following info on the drive and controller: # atacontrol cap 2 0 ATA channel 2, Master, device ad4: ATA/ATAPI revision 6 device model WDC WD1600JD-75HBB0 serial number WD-WMAL91191824 firmware revision 08.02D08 cylinders 16383 heads 16 sectors/track 63 lba supported 268435455 sectors lba48 supported 312500000 sectors dma supported overlap not supported Feature Support Enable Value Vendor write cache yes yes read ahead yes yes dma queued no no 0/0x00 SMART yes yes microcode download yes yes security no no power management yes yes advanced power management no no 0/0x00 automatic acoustic management yes yes 128/0x80 128/0x80 As mentioned in previous messages to questions (search for the string "TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA" or "AARRRGGHHH!" to see the thread), the disk controller is an Intel ICH5 SATA 150. I was pretty sure this one was supported, so I went to the FreeBSD site to verify it in the 5.2.1 hardware list, and it wasn't there. I was positive I had seen it, so I double checked the 4.10 controller list, and the ICH5 *is* listed. I've found nothing in the hardware list archives relating to the write dma timeout or the Intel ICH5 controller. Here's the relevant info from /var/run/dmesg.boot: atapci1: port 0xfea0-0xfeaf,0xfe30-0xfe33,0xfe20-0xfe27,0xfe10-0xfe13,0xfe00-0xfe07 irq 18 at device 31.2 on pci0 atapci1: [MPSAFE] ata2: at 0xfe00 on atapci1 ata2: [MPSAFE] . . . ad4: 152587MB [310019/16/63] at ata2-master UDMA100 So, last night it locked up again, and as usual, the disk was all fsck'd up when I hard cycled it. Data was lost in /var, /usr, and /home. Yes, I have the most critical data backed up. This time, I decided to get Dell involved, and spent awhile on the phone with a very helpful hardware tech who was not at all concerned with the fact that I removed WinXP without ever booting it. He introduced me to a nifty little bios level diagnostic tool, accessed by hitting CTRL-ALT-D when the Dell logo flashes up at startup. The drive passed just fine, so the chances my problem is the disk is pretty close to nil. I wonder what other tools are available at boot up . . . This system has encountered problems serious enough to require a full install from scratch 3 times including last night (though I haven't reinstalled it this time yet). Several of my ports seem to have stopped working this time, and even though I reinstalled them from scratch, the browsers won't work. I imagine it will be of interest, so I'll just say that I have turned off softupdates for /, /usr, and /var, and have tried the bios level DMA switched both on and off, and none of it seems to matter. So my first question; is there any reason that ICH5 support would be dropped from 5.2.1? It doesn't really make sense to me for a new controller type to be dropped unless there were licensing issues, which doesn't seem likely. Second of all, am I now pigeonholed into FreeBSD 4.10 (assuming I refuse to run anything but *BSD on the machine)? Is there any expectation that 5.3 will once again include the ICH5 controller? And finally, though I probably know the answer, is there any way to get this support in the 5.x branch before 5.3 is released? Any chance this is already present in CURRENT? I don't mind going that route until 5.3 is released, but only if it will get me the device support I need. I can just wait until then to put the system in place as my main server system (it won't be long, right?). ***\ I'm usually subscribed to freebsd-questions, but I'm not *** > subscribed here, so I would appreciate being copied directly ***/ in your responses. Thanks in advance. Lou -- Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ Hacker's Law: The belief that enhanced understanding will necessarily stir a nation to action is one of mankind's oldest illusions.