From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 21 16:01:59 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B3F516A4CE for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:01:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail01.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (mail01.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net [159.134.118.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4DCA343D41 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:01:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) Received: (qmail 34716 messnum 7072298 invoked from network[82.141.233.46/unknown]); 21 Mar 2005 16:01:57 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO alatar.edhellond.fbi.ie) (82.141.233.46) by mail01.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (qp 34716) with SMTP; 21 Mar 2005 16:01:57 -0000 Received: from radagast.lorien.fbi.ie ([195.218.117.2])j2LG1oi9083273 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:01:50 GMT (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) Received: from vygavril.edhellond.fbi.ie ([82.141.233.46]) by radagast.lorien.fbi.ie (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id j2LCxpSa014536 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:59:52 GMT (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) X-Envelope-To: Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:59:28 +0000 From: Feargal Reilly To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050321125928.4397ddd9@vygavril.edhellond.fbi.ie> Organization: http://www.helgrim.com/ X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; boundary="Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_12_59_28_+0000_qa9S=OH1m2Ak5AxS" Subject: Adaptec 29320 + HostRaid X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 16:01:59 -0000 --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_12_59_28_+0000_qa9S=OH1m2Ak5AxS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, This is probably more for freebsd-docs, but I reckoned this should be the first port of call in case I'm wrong. Last week I gave up on trying to get SATA hardware RAID running until it matures and decided to fall back to the old reliable, SCSI. Placing an order for a new server I checked that the SCSI RAID adapter, an Adaptec 29320 was on the supported hardware list. It was. I looked at the ahd(4). There were no bugs listed for the x3920 family. I ordered it. I have now learned what everybody else appears to already know: yes, it does talk to the bus, it just doesn't talk to the raid array. Hindsight shows me that had I also searched some mailing lists I could have found this out. Hindsight also tells me that there should also be a note on the hardware page and the manpage mentioning that the hostraid functionality is not supported. Is there any reason not to do this? Thanks, -fr. -- Feargal Reilly. Web: http://www.helgrim.com | ICQ: 109837009 | YIM/AIM: ectoraige PGP Key: 0x452DE3E4 (expires 22-Nov-2005) Visit http://ie.bsd.net/ - BSDs presence in Ireland. --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_12_59_28_+0000_qa9S=OH1m2Ak5AxS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCPsUwvCUAzUUt4+QRAhQ+AJ4p2FZlwMea5F+RlSxOKYsaD/cLTACeKK5t 2jicY5e9/3dPYSlT3+7UQRY= =unKk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_12_59_28_+0000_qa9S=OH1m2Ak5AxS--