Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:25:51 +0200 From: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org> To: Nick Hilliard <nick-lists@netability.ie> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SiI3531 SATA port multipler Message-ID: <49B8FF4F.5020600@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <49B8F189.8070604@netability.ie> References: <1236812807.00085599.1236802801@10.7.7.3> <49B8CD26.70903@mavhome.dp.ua> <49B8F189.8070604@netability.ie>
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Nick Hilliard wrote: > On 12/03/2009 08:51, Alexander Motin wrote: >> Have you tried to enable verbose boot messages? It may give some >> additional info. > > Yep, tried it, but the dmesg buffer filled up with stuff like this: > >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00050000 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000 >> ata2: p0: connect status=00000000 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=27ms status=00010000 >> ata2: p1: SIGNATURE=00000101 >> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000 > > and so on - probably about 50-100k of this sort of thing. So I have no > idea what happened at the start of the card initialisation process. It can be increased with kernel option. MSGBUF_SIZE AFAIR. >> Can you try to use AHCI controller present in your system instead of >> SiI? It may allow to differentiate SiI controller related problems from >> PM related ones. > > I don't have a sata->esata cable handy. However, I replaced the SiI3531 > with a JMB366 card, and have attached the results of a verbose boot. It is probably not a bad alternative. JMB366 have two AHCI compatible ports. >> I am expecting to receive some PM hardware in a week or so, so I will be >> able to test it's support, at least with AHCI. > > Oh cool. Would you like remote access to my box, btw? I might also be > able to dig out an rs232 card somewhere for debugging. It would be good to play with, until I have no better way.. -- Alexander Motin
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