From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 11 22:21:52 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71D0016A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:21:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hadar.amcc.com (hadar.amcc.com [192.195.69.168]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D52243D41 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:21:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vkashyap@amcc.com) Received: from mailhost02.amcc.com ([192.195.69.49]) by hadar.amcc.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with SMTP id IBRQ4K03.JAS; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:21:56 -0800 Received: (from vkashyap-pc [10.66.6.61]) by mailhost02.amcc.com (SMSSMTP 4.0.0.59) with SMTP id M2005021114253831243 ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:25:39 -0800 From: "Vinod Kashyap" To: Jeff Soule Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:21:34 -0800 X-Sent-Folder-Path: Sent Items X-Mailer: Oracle Connector for Outlook 9.0.4 51114 (9.0.6627) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Problems with 4.10 Release and "supported" hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:21:52 -0000 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff Soule [mailto:jsoule@webcrossing.com] > > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:22 PM > > To: Vinod Kashyap > > Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Problems with 4.10 Release and "supported" hardware > > = > > = > > 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 :-( > > = > = > I don't think the twa driver is even in the picture here. Do you > see any message printed by twa at boot time? It looks to me like > the FreeBSD PCI subsystem does not even detect any PCI controllers > for twa to claim. When this happened, we attached a PCI analyzer > and saw that there was almost on activity on any of the PCI busses. > = I meant there was almost NO activity on any of the PCI busses, sorry... > Can you plug-in any other PCI controller and see if gets detected? > = > = > > 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! > > = > > = > = > = > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >