Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:54:47 -0300 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tulio_Guimar=E3es_da_Silva?= <tuliogs@pgt.mpt.gov.br> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for 4 port SATA (non RAID) controller Message-ID: <42A722D7.6050900@pgt.mpt.gov.br> In-Reply-To: <1118150785.6986.17.camel@localhost.localdomain>
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Hi Vladimir, I (tried) to use some TX4 with 5.4 here at work, with no success. Itīs said the lastest FBSD ata driver supports it, but then youīd have to get the driver sources, make a custom .iso or compile ata as a module (if possible) of the install CD and pray for it to work... well, I didnīt have the time to do it, so I canīt say if itīll work. :P Even some Linux distros had some trouble recognizing the Promise (youīd have to pause the installation, load the precompiled module and again pray for the installer to accept the new peripherals). Actually, the only way I found to make it work with 5.4 was to install it under VMWare on w2k (doh). Obviously, itīs not a production environment nor machine, and surely NOT an option if you need performance. Also, if youīre looking for S-ATA only, not RAID, you can go to other (and cheaper) cards. Highpoint is well known to support FreeBSD (not that *wonderful* support, but far better than many others, and itīs official) for some controllers; take a look at their site and see what youīll find. ;) I only found a 2-ch controller: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/r1520.htm Good luck! :) Tulio G. Silva Vladimir Konrad wrote: >I am looking for a 4 port SATA PCI card which works with FreeBSD (5.4). >I am planning to do the RAID in software. > >Do Promise TX4 cards work? > >Also I was considering getting two Adaptec 1210SA cards (cheaper than >getting the 4 port RAID from them). Does this one work? > >I searched the archives and googled, but could not find confirmation on >this. > >I would consider any other 4 port non RAID SATA PCI cards which can be >bought in UK and work well in FreeBSD. > >Vladimir >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >home | help
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