Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:00:01 -0500 From: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> To: "'Roman Divacky'" <rdivacky@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FW: /dev/sg* for AMD64 Message-ID: <013a01c8feef$ff50bfa0$fdf23ee0$@org> In-Reply-To: <20080815155600.GA76360@freebsd.org> References: <00b101c8fee3$5d0be0f0$1723a2d0$@org> <20080815155600.GA76360@freebsd.org>
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The device driver just doesn't work. There was mail traffic about it, and ScottL said that he needed to redo some stuff in it. I can give access to a relatively recent box with seagate drives in it if you want... -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893 -----Original Message----- From: Roman Divacky [mailto:rdivacky@freebsd.org] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 10:56 AM To: Larry Rosenman Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FW: /dev/sg* for AMD64 On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 09:29:35AM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote: > Can I get a response from SOMEONE on getting /dev/sg* working for the amd64 > platform so > that tools such as Seagate's seatools linux32 binary will work on FreeBSD? > > (I was able to get a replacement drive without it this time, but sometimes > seagate, and other manufacturers get pissy about running THEIR tool). > > Thanks! > > -- > Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org > US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Larry Rosenman > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:17 PM > To: scottl@freebsd.org > Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > Subject: /dev/sg* for AMD64 > > Scott, > Back before 7.0, you added /dev/sg* for linux compatibility, but the > 64 bit stuff didn't work. Has there been any progress on getting it > work with amd64? > I have a seagate drive that's giving me flack, and they want me to > run their linux tool, but it won't run on my box due to the above. > > If I need to file a PR, please let me know. > > I'm on 7-STABLE. what exactly is the problem? please be a little more specific, can you provide a ktrace/linux_kdump of whats going on? does it crush? does it just dont use the sg* device? what is the problem?
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