From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 14:25:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5020316A4CE; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:25:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay13-f12.bay13.hotmail.com [64.4.31.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D1EB43D5D; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:25:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from yokean1@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:25:04 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 210.195.42.37 by by13fd.bay13.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:24:39 GMT X-Originating-IP: [210.195.42.37] X-Originating-Email: [yokean1@hotmail.com] X-Sender: yokean1@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <200501200417.j0K4Hbhj033697@ambrisko.com> From: "yoke an" To: ambrisko@ambrisko.com, scottl@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:24:39 +0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jan 2005 14:25:04.0710 (UTC) FILETIME=[D599F660:01C4FEFB] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format="flowed" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: freebsd problem: Cannot detect Hard Disk (SATA) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:25:05 -0000 >Scott Long writes: >| On Thu, 20 Jan 2005, yoke an wrote: >| > My motherboard is using an ICH5 southbridge and your suggestion is works. >| > As you said, my sata disks appear to be normal IDE drives but it is not >| > running on Raid mode. Currently I'm having 2 HDD, if I do this option, >| > it cannot syn with another HDD. Any better suggestion? >| >| This is the best that you can get under FreeBSD 4.x. If you need access >| to both IDE channels and SATA at the same time, you'll have to use FreeBSD >| 5.x. > >There is: > http://www.ambrisko.com/doug/ata/ata_stable_sata_7.patch >for 4.10. That deals with Intel and Promise SATA stuff and >ata-raid fixes/enhancements. It deals with legacy and enhanced modes >for Intel SATA. > >A bunch of people have installed it and are using this. A bunch of >our customers use it via our appliance. > >Doug A. Thanks everyone who shares your idea and experience on this subject. I'm feeling appreciation and grateful though this is the first time I've posted this topic. Unexpectancy, I've received lots of interesting replied. To a conclusion, as many of you 5.3 is the best choice. There is no support for the ICH5 SATA adapter in FreeBSD v4.8-Release. Release 4.10 supports ICH5 SATA on some motherboards. Release 4.11 is scheduled before the end of this month. The only way is to run IDE channel instead if I insist to use 4.8. Thanks again everyone. At least I got some hints and clue that what I'm planning to do next. _________________________________________________________________ Find love online with [1]MSN Personals. References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENMY/2740??PS=47575