From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 8 22:44:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ECC516A4CE for ; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:44:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.faerunconsulting.com (vadsl-pppoe-jcnj-cst-216-182-31-61.tellurian.net [216.182.31.61]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 84B1643D39 for ; Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:44:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@carrollkong.com) Received: (qmail 51047 invoked from network); 8 Sep 2004 22:44:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO athena) (192.168.0.2) by dmz.faerunhome.com with SMTP; 8 Sep 2004 22:44:37 -0000 Message-ID: <191401c495f5$6b9c5470$0200a8c0@athena> From: "Carroll Kong" To: "Eduard Martinescu" , References: <40CD80F1.6020107@mintel.com> <40CDAA9A.1090507@mintel.com><17b501c495d9$84af2850$0200a8c0@athena><200409081645.31815.martines@rochester.rr.com> <18ac01c495f2$45095400$0200a8c0@athena> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:44:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4942.400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4942.400 Subject: Re: 3ware 7506, FreeBSD 4.x, Maxtor Disks & SMART Problems. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:44:42 -0000 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" To: "Eduard Martinescu" ; 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" > To: > Cc: "Carroll Kong" ; "Jason Thomson" > ; ; > 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" >