From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 11 12:41:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92C0016A501 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:41:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from tea.blinkenlights.nl (tea.blinkenlights.nl [62.58.162.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A7C843D1F for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:41:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: by tea.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix, from userid 101) id 3A70D392; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tea.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EC8A18F; Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:09 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:36:09 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans To: Jon Noack In-Reply-To: <4050C91D.2090802@alumni.rice.edu> Message-ID: References: <404FACF7.3020500@btinternet.com> <4050139A.40003@DeepCore.dk> <40508447.2050409@btinternet.com> <4050C91D.2090802@alumni.rice.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Burhan Nazir Subject: Re: Silicon Image Sil 3112 SATARaid Controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:41:11 -0000 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