Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:19:45 +0900 (GMT-9) From: Akihiro KAYAMA <kayama@personal-media.co.jp> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: SiI 3124/3132(and SATA port multiplier capability) support Message-ID: <20060320.211945.68037822.kayama@personal-media.co.jp>
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Hi all. I'm one of those people who search cost-effective storage solution. Now we can buy a SATA enclusure kit(*1) only for $200 which can be a 400GBx4=1.6TB storage connecting with just a single eSATA cable. It's very attractive for me. *1 http://www.kuroutoshikou.com/products/etc/gw3.5x4-s2_fsfset.html (written in Japanese) But it uses SATA(II?) port multiplier capability and as a SATA controller chips it requires Silicon Image 3124(PCI-X) or 3132(PCI Express) support for OSes. FreeBSD's ata(4) tells me that currently supported Silicon Image chips are 3112/3114, and google and cvs repository say nothing about SATA port multiplier capability support on FreeBSD. Does anyone know current status and future plan about SiI 3124/3132 and SATA port multiplier capability support? Thanks. -- kayama
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