Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:08:37 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> Cc: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Chuck Tuffli <ctuffli@gmail.com> Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Message-ID: <d8b6735fc22545fc7cd1305b4ebb5c5f@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <ccf177ce-e2dc-4d09-bec7-c13ada23e13d@quip.cz>
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On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 22:57:10 +0200 Miroslav Lachman 000.fbsd@quip.cz said > Chuck Tuffli wrote on 04/16/2020 22:29: > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:30 PM Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> wrote: > >> > >> Pete Wright wrote on 04/16/2020 20:23: > >>> > >>> > >>> On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: > >>>> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: > >> > >>> I would try booting via UEFI if you can. I just installed a laptop > >>> yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the 12-STABLE > >>> snapshot I used to boot from. no other modifications were necessary on > >>> my end. > >> > >> I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12.1 installer > >> ISO but without luck. Still no NVME disks :( > >> > >> You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb.co/tPnymL7 > >> > >> Anything more I can test? > > > > Fair warning, I don't deal much with Dell, but it's curious that iDrac > > lists the device protocol as MI > >> Device Protocol: NVMe-MI1.0 > > > > MI or the Management Interface is defined by NVMe, but it isn't the > > same as a block interface. MI typically uses SMBUS and not PCIe to > > communicate with the device. So it's possible that the device is > > visible to iDrac via SMBUS but may not be on the PCIe bus for > > $reasons. Does iDrac have any tools to interact with the device via > > MI? > > iDRAC does not allow me to do anything with the drives. > But I booted Linux SystemRescueCd and nvme devices are there visible in > /dev/ > printscreen https://ibb.co/sj22Nwg > > So I think the HW is OK, but FreeBSD does not recognize the controller? Does mps(4) or any of the other (often Dell) rebranded LSI drivers expose anything? > > Kind regards > Miroslav Lachman --Chrishelp
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