From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Thu Dec 19 04:21:56 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@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 6F1611D4327 for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2019 04:21:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ggm@algebras.org) Received: from mail-io1-xd35.google.com (mail-io1-xd35.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d35]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47ddxb1Kjpz4DTq for ; Thu, 19 Dec 2019 04:21:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ggm@algebras.org) Received: by mail-io1-xd35.google.com with SMTP id z193so4375685iof.1 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:21:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=1W/N+HJcT4V4Dc1X9YAbZ9q3rXSUR/H0McoS9RUKAXU=; b=PfuAbhihQvv9Ny6o6Pys/dCwSAD1tlLGkV3zCD6909W/M/YriNGaH+q5UBd36aUNgS meMVG5ypCTZbh2/SM878gr37i/tq/u/W0N5C5kfaBM/q+8qdJMtQQ5TJxl2tL6zdI89W YQKKK11FgDMuiOYmjw4mxJ7wFQifY/wLey0sVPDwgxWRLI2ayD3CuC0svvtv/XeHsJaT t/V/gTi5ajj4l0nncGTQDh8PjOOKpgvF8G0qlhfITWzksYiZGN89mDxKF3YXoXHHMiuH 6SOsAWyCKXE3CUbF3Pgah4+qxJRNatJ9+oU0MB1zCx7c9zzg+JW4HDoxF/Hk0Ncf0sAq PRRg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=1W/N+HJcT4V4Dc1X9YAbZ9q3rXSUR/H0McoS9RUKAXU=; b=fxG81Xx+7XM9ftKqLcsr91iq6G50dv3KMSlYcvGEjcpKArAI37u3cBthBEMjOV6LgR sXwKNp2p+PJnwTDOcONe2mzfW8Vft9dUoX4qWtZ0xxgNGmTL0hKwTwyIWUWnnn9ztnJK NYvgVkQAv0WdPvSKgixYSs/5zlKlGFaNrib0rfE8sVZiXDFv99IGmOHVgfZQHMrMxy9o rdx7FJsoNqxfJEW49kpzzsU+6aCko7Q4Mebz4MF5HzOTJsCV2zLbETl6UroW0s0IzUfm r3kYCVRWYfVhommgc4JfYC19K4byqcGk8kXPgpVYdlDLPebrOtXyBC9NjlobtPa0x1MH /M4w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVHnWgjHKI0mVeOQmU1ZZSbj2QAAbAvS6/vfoxwg4gTr2FDhwt+ aSemiR42Rj2ecE1IqTFDrv9Nu+efjyOfS2yHNRRSuwdJ3l8= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxdeNBUJpEu0z0rcj8oy4aTmlewFzQ9fdu3BwM1UPs3009oG1sPjZvCuHDpxW8neaTkHhymw17lQ+k0VlGxvDM= X-Received: by 2002:a6b:5801:: with SMTP id m1mr4110899iob.65.1576729312695; Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:21:52 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: George Michaelson Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:21:41 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: 12.1, Dell 740 and the M2 SSD as boot media doesn't work To: FreeBSD Stable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47ddxb1Kjpz4DTq X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.s=20150623 header.b=PfuAbhih; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of ggm@algebras.org designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::d35 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=ggm@algebras.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.66 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:s=20150623]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-stable@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[algebras.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[algebras-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com:+]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[5.3.d.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; IP_SCORE(-2.16)[ip: (-6.64), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.19), asn: 15169(-1.90), country: US(-0.05)]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 04:21:56 -0000 I tried an install on a new Dell 740, which has dual M2 256GB internal SSD on a "Boss" controller. It exposes as AHCI. It wouldn't recognize these as installable drives as raw devices. If you use the Boss to define a virtual drive in RAID-1 it exposes fine. Tried BIOS mode (not UEFI), tried FB13. No go. But, as a virtual, worked fine in UEFI boot mode. Dell. I mean, its not like we haven't been here before with their special SAS firmware, but still if anyone else has seen this and knows magic which unlocks the real device on AHCI I'd love to know. (I actually considered using them as ARC and Cache for ZFS on the real SAS drives but since the host doesn't "see" them as attached devices, I went with a h/w mirror pair to install the OS) -G