From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 24 15:02:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0067A106564A for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:02:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu (lennier.cc.vt.edu [198.82.162.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A24AB8FC18 for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from zidane.cc.vt.edu (zidane.cc.vt.edu [198.82.163.227]) by lennier.cc.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAOF1Wsu003680; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:01:32 -0500 Received: from auth3.smtp.vt.edu (EHLO auth3.smtp.vt.edu) ([198.82.161.152]) by zidane.cc.vt.edu (MOS 4.1.8-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id MNZ85790; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:01:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from pmather.tower.lib.vt.edu (pmather.tower.lib.vt.edu [128.173.51.28]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth3.smtp.vt.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAOF1Vpv012987 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:01:32 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Paul Mather In-Reply-To: <20101124053255.GA15123@icarus.home.lan> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:01:31 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20101124053255.GA15123@icarus.home.lan> To: Jeremy Chadwick X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu 5 none X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=zidane.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020209.4CED28CC.0173,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2009-09-22 00:05:22, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Cc: FreeBSD Stable Subject: Re: Support for Areca ARC-1300-4X on 8-STABLE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:02:04 -0000 On Nov 24, 2010, at 12:32 AM, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 09:41:43PM -0500, Paul Mather wrote: >> Does anyone know whether the Areca ARC-1300-4X external SAS HBA is >> currently supported under FreeBSD/amd64 8-STABLE? I just fired up a >> system that has one of these cards that is running 8.0-RELEASE and = the >> HBA is not being detected properly by FreeBSD. (It is being >> misidentified by the arcmsr driver.) I'm hoping that once I upgrade >> from 8.0-RELEASE to a contemporary 8-STABLE that it'll be supported. >> I found a posting on the Web that indicated a driver would be >> available in the first quarter of 2010 >> = (http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2009-December/006115.= html). >>=20 >> I'm really hoping I can use this card, though I'm somewhat = discouraged >> by the fact that the Areca Web site lists only drivers for Windows, >> Linux, and Mac OS X for this particular model. :-( >=20 > Have you contacted Areca about this? Their Technical Support folks > would be able to tell you why this is, and if there is work being done > to provide a driver for FreeBSD. A hardware vendor that is known to > support FreeBSD is more authoritative about their drivers than the > FreeBSD Project. :-) I'll concede the latter point, but I'd also hope that such a vendor = would be contributing its drivers directly into the source tree rather = than having a separate set of patches or downloads for end-users to = fiddle about with. I prefer my updates to come via csup. :-) The only Areca port I can see is the one for the CLI for their RAID = cards (sysutils/areca-cli). I have contacted their support e-mail address asking what the situation = is, from the horse's mouth, so to speak. I hope the news is good. > Also, please see this thread (which is very recent): >=20 > = http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-November/059985.htm= l Thanks for the link! I'm not sure whether "Fixed arcmsr driver prevent = arcsas support for Areca SAS HBA ARC13x0" in the "Bug fixes" list is = good news or bad news for me. It suggests that the arcmsr driver has = been fixed to prevent it attaching to the ARC-13X0 cards, implying that = it is not supported. This entry about OS support on the Areca official = page for the ARC-1300 product = (http://www.areca.us/products/sasnoneraid.htm) is also not inspiring: = "BSD/FreeBSD (will be available with 6Gb/s Host Adapter)." Does this = mean only their 6 Gb/s cards will be supported under FreeBSD, or that = support for the 3 Gb/s cards will appear alongside the 6 Gb/s cards, = whenever they are released? I have to say all this has left a sour taste in my mouth. I chose Areca = because of their solid FreeBSD support. :-( Cheers, Paul.