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Date:      Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:51:54 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 230779] Broadcom 9480 (using SAS3516) requires newer mrsas and not mpr in kernel
Message-ID:  <bug-230779-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 230779
           Summary: Broadcom 9480 (using SAS3516) requires newer mrsas and
                    not mpr in kernel
           Product: Base System
           Version: 11.2-RELEASE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: adamz@olympustechgroup.com

Broadcom 9480 (using SAS3516) does not currently work within the 11.2-Relea=
se.=20
The native source and kernel modules included seem to be out of date.  This
card also seems to require the use of MRSAS and not MPR as the FreeBSD
documentation indicates.  From a kernel module perspective it was mrsas.ko =
and
the loader.conf configuration enabling that module that would get the
controller to work.

Upon booting a machine to the installer iso with hard drives connected to t=
he
raid controller (mirrored pair), nothing is found.  I had created a forum p=
ost
(https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/broadcom-9480-sas3516-and-freebsd-11-2-=
release.66687/)
while I was initially troubleshooting this and what it came down to was tha=
t I
had to update either the source in the kernel and rebuild it or rebuild a
custom kernel with all of the Broadcom references removed and update the ke=
rnel
modules.=20=20

I was successfully able to get a system working (if the OS hard drive is not
connected to the raid controller) by rebuilding the kernel and using the
MR_FREEBSD_DRIVER_MRSAS_7.5-07.705.01.00.tgz package downloaded from Broadc=
om
directly.  There may be a newer version available now but that was the pack=
age
that I had used while troubleshooting.

Without creating a custom installation iso to allow installation on an OS d=
rive
that is  connected to the raid controller I'm not sure how to get around th=
is.

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