From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 15 15:39:03 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19191106566B for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:39:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mavbsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f227.google.com (mail-fx0-f227.google.com [209.85.220.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B3518FC13 for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:39:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm27 with SMTP id 27so5168505fxm.3 for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:39:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:sender:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=t7N7ClI0ixlHPz+I/d0Ln9MW7da0TkMzILaJwZoikvQ=; b=Nb3459ezu8fpdkbeSqEIHxZYR46VcMk5Jdv5GQIdxfo2s+s3fbZw2Q+jD8MPr1T4nj 6+zZlpZwJcumOUapETE32aBjtO/asH/gU27/+3ODG4PmLpQFo6ZgzT6TCh98TnV+z363 LUgW0CaAqYRTE5wA0Q/kZ8W9IfJ0Xlpd/b+AY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=w4yLb5Zmvp3ZXQ2mnzboII0/hs5y81GojTGTX1z/VH9p2OSWWNYRqU0vq9ABbzCcMy WmgEheSjYqNt1GtY6gVljqJ23322j8Gd0IHpwzdc1j/JQmJua9QwezTAWVHDlTwvNWRg wN3l5LdVSrgxFzuA6SIrTM3HtJ1qYDfichBHM= Received: by 10.204.148.88 with SMTP id o24mr2484775bkv.182.1258299541505; Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:39:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from mavbook.mavhome.dp.ua (pc.mavhome.dp.ua [212.86.226.226]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 14sm465724fxm.7.2009.11.15.07.39.00 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:39:00 -0800 (PST) Sender: Alexander Motin Message-ID: <4B002091.4010609@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:38:57 +0200 From: Alexander Motin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090901) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Patrick Proniewski References: <1258136580.00183277.1258123203@10.7.7.3> <1258154582.00183317.1258143002@10.7.7.3> <1258154581.00183318.1258143002@10.7.7.3> <1258298591.00183715.1258288202@10.7.7.3> In-Reply-To: <1258298591.00183715.1258288202@10.7.7.3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adaptec 1405 on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:39:03 -0000 Patrick Proniewski wrote: > On 13 nov. 2009, at 21:03, Alexander Motin wrote: > >> Alexander Motin wrote: >>> Patrick Proniewski wrote: >>>> Any PCIe card suggestion is appreciated. >>> >>> FreeBSD 6.x is already legacy. If you are building something new, you >>> should look forward. What I have tested: >>> - SiI3124-based - fast and functional. It is actually PCI-X one, but >>> there are many boards with built-in PCIe bridges. >>> - two SiI3132-based (Adaptec 1420SA and many others) - as cheap PCIe x1 >> >> Oops, I meant Adaptec 1220SA here ^^^. >> >>> alternative (max 150MB/s per card). These two better supported with new >>> siis(4) driver on 8.0, but should work on 7.x with ata(4), haven't >>> looked lower. >>> - First generation of SiI chips (SiI3114). They are quite old - SATA1 >>> and PCI, but they are long-time supported and they take all possible >>> from PCI bus, and in 66MHz PCI-X slot can give even more. But I have >>> heard some negative comments about them. >>> - Supermicro SAT2-MV8 on Marvell - recently tested it on 8.0, supported >>> in 7.x and probably before. Adaptec 1420SA is from the same series. But >>> they are PCI-X (tested it in PCI). >>> - Adaptec 1430SA - PCIe, based on newer Marvell chip. Added basic >>> support recently to 8-STABLE. Not supported before. >>> - most of chipset-integrated controllers (Intel, NVidia) are really not >>> bad when working in AHCI mode (they are not limited by bus speed). >>> - JMicron-based PCIe x1 adapters. They are cheap, AHCI-compatible and >>> not so bad, but limited by bus speed at about 180MB/s per card. > > I've just found this: > > > Does anybody has given this card a try? > Unfortunately I can't find the brand of the chip they are using… Looking on picture, I would surmise it can be SiI3132, but price is twice bigger then I would expect from that chip. SiI3132-based ST-Lab A-410 controller in my city costs $29. -- Alexander Motin