From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 5 16:04:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F13AD106564A for ; Wed, 5 May 2010 16:04:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Received: from pooker.samsco.org (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91A058FC18 for ; Wed, 5 May 2010 16:04:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (pooker.samsco.org [168.103.85.57]) (authenticated bits=0) by pooker.samsco.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o45G47W3049257; Wed, 5 May 2010 10:04:07 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from scottl@samsco.org) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Scott Long In-Reply-To: <20100505155946.GL30353@evil.alameda.net> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 10:04:07 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <201005041800.o44I08d4017511@freefall.freebsd.org> <4BE06F10.5080904@intersonic.se> <32244F4E-DAF3-4CC0-B178-32B30076A0D5@samsco.org> <4BE083B8.6070402@intersonic.se> <20100505155946.GL30353@evil.alameda.net> To: ulf@alameda.net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.8 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on pooker.samsco.org Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/146287: [ciss] ciss(4) cannot see more than one SmartArray controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 16:04:12 -0000 On May 5, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 10:29:44PM +0200, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: >> Scott Long wrote: >>> Ah, I see a problem where the ACPI driver is rejecting the bridge >>> that the 2 extra controllers are on. This machine is likely 7-8 >>> years old, yes? Disabling ACPI from the freebsd boot menu or from >>> the BIOS. Also check if there are any BIOS/firmware upgrades >>> available for the machine. >>>=20 >>> Scott >>=20 >> A G4 should be around five years I think, the last U320 equipped = ProLiant's. >=20 > DL380 g4 was retired January 31 2007. >=20 >>=20 >> Moving the 6400 card to the slot closest to the MB fixed it. There is = a >> great deal of confusion in HP's docs on slot numbering and such and >> although I did not find such information I suspect the controller = should >> go inte this slot even if it's pictured in slot two in the manual. >=20 > There were 3 different cages for the expanasion cards available. = Non-hotswap > PCI-X, Hotswap PCI-X and PCI-Express. I don't remember on the G4, but = on the G3 > the cage was bottom slot 133Mhz and not hotswap, while the top two = were > slower, but hotswap. That could mean different PCI bridge chip. >=20 Right, there's a PCIX bridge that is failing to attach, leaving the bus = and devices behind it invisible. I believe that the failure is because = the bridge is seen in the PCI register scan, but not in the ACPI AML. = Because it's not in the AML, the acpi_pcib driver vetos the attach. I = believe that if the machine was booted with ACPI disabled, all of the = bridges+buses+devices would be seen regardless of what slots they are = in. Scott