Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:22:09 -0800 From: Jeff Soule <jsoule@webcrossing.com> To: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with 4.10 Release and "supported" hardware Message-ID: <b4f980787d1304ff1255895538a82cc3@webcrossing.com> In-Reply-To: <IBRM7302.E8T@hadar.amcc.com> References: <IBRM7302.E8T@hadar.amcc.com>
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No other controllers. The built in SATA controller is turned off in the bios. The bios sees the controller, and I am able to access and configure the controller at boot. No errors are reported and I am able to delete/create the RAID Array with no problems. I waited more then a few minutes (Went to get coffee when the 'Kernel Configuration Menu' appeared.) Heck, I even back revved the motherboard bios to the same version as a server that is working. The only difference is some changes 3ware made to the latest 9000 series card (BBU added and firmware changed to support BBU Battery Backup Unit) I suspect that their changes broke the twa driver but am not slick enough to get any further with this :-( My vender is building another box with a different Supermicro Motherboard that does work, (Already verified), but the bus speed is slower so it is not the best solution by a long shot... On Feb 11, 2005, at 12:56 PM, Vinod Kashyap wrote: > Do you see PCI controllers other than 3ware? Do you > see them (other PCI controllers) if the 3ware controller > is not plugged in? Does the motherboard BIOS detect > the 3ware controller? i.e., do you see messages from > the 3ware BIOS at startup? For how much time did you > wait at the 'Kernel Configuration Menu'? You might want > to try waiting longer... > > One other thing I have observed is that, if there are > any degraded units attached to 3ware, the 3ware BIOS > waits for 30 seconds rather than the usual 5 seconds, > and when this happens, _all_ PCI controllers are seen!
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