From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 8 16:46:11 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B93816A408 for ; Tue, 8 May 2007 16:46:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: from bsd.ultra-secure.de (bsd.ultra-secure.de [62.146.20.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADB1913C455 for ; Tue, 8 May 2007 16:46:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rainer@ultra-secure.de) Received: (qmail 11930 invoked by uid 89); 8 May 2007 16:19:28 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 11924, pid: 11926, t: 0.9214s scanners: attach: 1.1.0 clamav: 0.88/m:38/d:1474 spam: 3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on bsd.ultra-secure.de X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 Received: from unknown (HELO ?212.71.117.70?) (rainer@ultra-secure.de@212.71.117.70) by bsd.ultra-secure.de with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 8 May 2007 16:19:27 -0000 Message-ID: <4640A30C.10008@ultra-secure.de> Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 18:19:24 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Barrett Lyon References: <9FC464A4-4405-4C10-A7CB-0A424EA4EAD3@blyon.com> In-Reply-To: <9FC464A4-4405-4C10-A7CB-0A424EA4EAD3@blyon.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Functional RAID controller? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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, 08 May 2007 16:46:11 -0000 Barrett Lyon wrote: > I've been using HEAD with 3ware adapters and all of my test machines > are completely non-functional. I had my team working directly with > 3ware for two weeks and they offered a tip here and there. > Ultimately we ended up with a non-functioning systems and a good idea > what's wrong with the twa driver. > > I offered to help fund and provide hardware for a development effort > to update their driver to support HEAD but they refused to help. I am > worried about 3ware's commitment to the future of FreeBSD and the twa > driver at this point, 3ware is not the least bit concerned (even with > a large customer): > >> From: xxx@amcc.com >> Subject: RE: 3ware driver issues-Machine to be dropped at 3ware >> Date: May 7, 2007 5:14:04 PM PDT >> >> Good Afternoon. Sorry for the delay in getting back to everyone. We >> have been discussing this internally, and ultimately BSD 7 is >> unreleased, unstable OS at this time. >> >> I am sorry, but this is not something we can put resources in at this >> time and if you bring a systems here, it could not be worked on right >> away either. It would be weeks/months before we can work on this... > > I would like to find a SATA RAID controller that plays nice by a > company that is FreeBSD friendly and progressively working on their > drivers. Does anyone have any suggestions other than to not use the > 7.0 branch? I don't think there are a lot of companies who do care about FreeBSD7 (or FreeBSD at all). For many, it's rather a nuisance (from my perspective). They only support it, because a significant portion of their sales depends on it. Can anybody make a statement about the status of the Areca driver? Because that's the only other non-SCSI controller I know that is worth having. I think some of the higher-end MSI-controllers are also good. And of course, the HP P600 and P800 controllers - but to fully make use of those two, you need a special enclosure anyway.... cheers, Rainer