Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:44:27 -0400 From: "Carroll Kong" <me@carrollkong.com> To: "Eduard Martinescu" <martines@rochester.rr.com>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 3ware 7506, FreeBSD 4.x, Maxtor Disks & SMART Problems. Message-ID: <191401c495f5$6b9c5470$0200a8c0@athena> References: <40CD80F1.6020107@mintel.com> <40CDAA9A.1090507@mintel.com><17b501c495d9$84af2850$0200a8c0@athena><200409081645.31815.martines@rochester.rr.com> <18ac01c495f2$45095400$0200a8c0@athena>
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Nevermind, I forgot i needed to use twed0, ugh. It seems to work, it says it passes all the basic SMART tests, I should probably get it to run some self-tests if possible. Thanks! - Carroll Kong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carroll Kong" <me@carrollkong.com> To: "Eduard Martinescu" <martines@rochester.rr.com>; <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: Re: 3ware 7506, FreeBSD 4.x, Maxtor Disks & SMART Problems. > I installed autoconf2.59, automake1.8 and compiled the CVS version using > gmake. > > I got this error when I ran this command. > > saint# ./smartctl -a -d 3ware,0 /dev/twe0 > smartctl version 5.33 [i386-unknown-freebsd4.10] Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce > Allen > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ > > Smartctl open device: /dev/twe0 failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > This is the same error I got with version 5.3.0. (install via freebsd ports) > I am using a pretty old firmware, do yuo think that might be it? Or is it > possible this only works with FreeBSD 5.x? > > > > - Carroll Kong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eduard Martinescu" <martines@rochester.rr.com> > To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> > Cc: "Carroll Kong" <me@carrollkong.com>; "Jason Thomson" > <jason.thomson@mintel.com>; <so14k@so14k.com>; <vkayshap@amcc.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: 3ware 7506, FreeBSD 4.x, Maxtor Disks & SMART Problems. > > > > If you want to test out the experimental 3ware support in smartmontools, > you > > can check out the CVS version or wait a few days for the 5.33 release (not > > sure when ports will be updated, however, as this is not a 'stable' > release). > > > > I have added support for 7xxx series 3ware controllers (/dev/twe*), and > I'm > > currently working on supporting the 9xxx series 3ware controllers > > (/dev/twa*). > > > > Ed > > On Wednesday 08 September 2004 03:24 pm, Carroll Kong wrote: > > > Hi, in reference to this > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2004-June/007828.html > > > > > > I have a FreeBSD 4.10-p2 system, using a 7450 with 4xMAXTOR 6L080J4 (80 > > > gig) disks. > > > > > > Raid 5 setup. > > > > > > Monitor version: ME7X 1.01.00.035 > > > Firmware version: FE7X 1.05.00.036 > > > BIOS version: BE7X 1.08.00.044 > > > > > > > > > (Firmware 7.5.3 basically). > > > > > > I am also having the same problems you are having. Randomly under heavy > > > I/O the system will just halt I/O requests. No error messages on the > > > console, it would just start to hang and halt completely. (no kernel > > > panics at all). > > > > > > I believe I have the same problem you do. Were you able to resolve the > > > issue or narrow it down? The machine is not local, but I am curious if > you > > > did resolve it, what version of FreeBSD did you have? What firmware? > And > > > did you have to do the powermax testing on all the disks or not? > > > > > > I cannot easily do the powermax testing yet, and my firmware is older > and I > > > am still running into this problem (which should have all the twe driver > > > fixes). > > > > > > I tried using "Smartmontools" to verify if the Maxtor disks are okay > since > > > they only work for Linux + 3Ware. > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > > > > > > > - Carroll Kong > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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