Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:09 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl> To: Jon Noack <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu> Cc: Burhan Nazir <burhan@btinternet.com> Subject: Re: Silicon Image Sil 3112 SATARaid Controller Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.58-Blink.0403112123080.9556@tea.blinkenlights.nl> In-Reply-To: <4050C91D.2090802@alumni.rice.edu> References: <404FACF7.3020500@btinternet.com> <4050139A.40003@DeepCore.dk> <40508447.2050409@btinternet.com> <4050C91D.2090802@alumni.rice.edu>
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Jon Noack wrote: > > This controller may be crappy, however it is prevalent amongst many > > nforce2 chipsets. In particular the asus A7N8X, which is ubiquitous. > > In addition, the controller does work and has so far caused no problems > > under windows, so I am fairly pleased with it. > > So, I would hope that there is some talented deveoper out there that > > does not take your narrow minded view and take mercy on all those people > > that would love to use freebsd with raid0 on their desktop machines. > > Given the amount of ATA work Søren's done (including on the sii3112), I > find it highly unlikely his view on this subject is narrow-minded... Reading the mailinglists shows that about 50% of sorens mails are about making this horrible excuse for an ide controller do something even remotely useful. I must admit that sorens mails about the subject are quite amusing, always makes me glad not having to bother with it :). Soren: Amazing job, your efforts at making shit fly are truly commendable. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem
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