From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 31 21:19:23 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 B694A16A4CE for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:19:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.gluerecord.net (crimp.gluerecord.net [194.68.48.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E89B43D2F for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:19:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from magnus@carlebjork.se) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ns1.gluerecord.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 784B53F41D for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:19:22 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:19:22 +0200 (CEST) From: Magnus Carlebjork X-X-Sender: mca@crimp.gluerecord.net In-Reply-To: <4134E56F.3020707@DeepCore.dk> Message-ID: References: <4134E56F.3020707@DeepCore.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; boundary="0-1704024747-1093986920=:71630" Content-ID: cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HighPoint RocketRAID 1820 Driver 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: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:19:23 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-1704024747-1093986920=:71630 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-ID: On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > Magnus Carlebj=F6rk wrote: >> Hi. Are there any plans to import the source code for the highpoint 1820= ? >>=20 >> http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS%20%2B%20Driver/rr1820/FreeBSD/rr182x-= bsd-openbuild-v101.tgz=20 >>=20 >> Quoting from the readme.txt in the driver source: >>=20 >> "THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THIS FREE SOURCE CODE" >>=20 >> Wouldn't it be nice to have a native driver? > > Well it would be if it had source code with it. All the interesting bits = are=20 > in a binary .o file. Ah, I see, they do a 'cp -f raid.obj raid.o'. Interesting ;) > That said, I'm close to finishing support for the Marvell chip used in th= at=20 > controller as part of the ATA driver, so native support will happen when = I=20 > get time to get it finished and out the door :) Thank you for replying, I look forward to trying the driver once it is fini= shed! Regards, -- Magnus Carlebjork=09MCA14-RIPE Stockholm, Sweden=09+46 70 2060216 --0-1704024747-1093986920=:71630--