From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 13:18:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5E7816A4CE; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:18:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A22043D5A; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:18:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66]) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.10) id 1CJtsu-000Bf3-00; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:18:40 -0600 In-Reply-To: <1098173849.38925.20.camel@eirik.unicore.no> References: <000501c4b547$6a577b00$0300000a@transcon> <5F8020A8-2141-11D9-A8A9-000D9335BCEC@anduin.net> <22C2CD15-219C-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> <1098173849.38925.20.camel@eirik.unicore.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Message-Id: <61E4B436-21D1-11D9-AA05-003065A70D30@shire.net> From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:18:35 -0600 To: Eirik Oeverby X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Level: cc: amd64@freebsd.org cc: Communications Machine cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Upgrade feasibility, to AMD64/5.x.x or to stay i386/4.9 on AMD64 hardware? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:18:40 -0000 On Oct 19, 2004, at 2:17 AM, Eirik Oeverby wrote: > On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 00:57 -0600, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >> On Oct 18, 2004, at 2:07 PM, Eirik =D8verby wrote: >> >>>> Adaptec AAC-2410SA 4-Port S-ATA RAID Controller >>> >>> This one is gonna be tricky on you, I think. >> >> Should work fine. I was using a 2200S, which uses the same aac = driver >> under 5-CURRENT on amd64 a while back before I downgraded to i386 >> version. > > Sorry, my mistake. > That doesn't help my feeling that most Adaptec IDE RAID controllers=20 > are, > in my experience (YMMV, and please excuse my language), utter crap, > though. Highpoint, 3Ware, and even Promise are lightyears ahead when = it > comes to stability, supportability and performance (mainly due to the > Adaptecs having a nasty tendency to spew interrupts like mad, making=20= > the > system (interrupt) load go berzerk during heavy disk I/O). > This has not been my experience. I have been running the 2100S (asr)=20 on i386 under 4.x for years now and they are rock solid very high=20 performing cards in my experience. My lesser experience with the 2200S=20= (aac) also shows it to be high performing and solid, though my boxes=20 with 2200S and 2410SA are still in test mode. I don't work for adaptec and am sometimes even greatly annoyed by them,=20= but their cards have served me well. I must say I am interested in the Highpoint 1820A SATA raid card=20 though. Anyone use that one and is it bootable under i386 or amd64? Thanks Chad