From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Fri Apr 17 03:50:48 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 749882A8505 for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2020 03:50:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (static-24-113-41-81.wavecable.com [24.113.41.81]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "ultimatedns.net", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 493MZJ0V8Dz4Txn for ; Fri, 17 Apr 2020 03:50:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (localhost [IPv6:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 03H3pLa5022500 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:51:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@BSDforge.com) X-Mailer: Cypht MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: , Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, Pete Wright In-Reply-To: <85c15e61-160d-36a4-1ea8-3544ae09703c@bluerosetech.com> From: Chris Reply-To: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com To: Mel Pilgrim Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:51:27 -0700 Message-Id: <1ef63241ec8774a39c92b2584c0c2410@udns.ultimatedns.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 493MZJ0V8Dz4Txn X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.96 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.97)[-0.969,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11404, ipnet:24.113.0.0/16, country:US]; local_wl_ip(0.00)[24.113.41.81]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.991,0] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 03:50:48 -0000 On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:57:21 -0700 Mel Pilgrim list_freebsd@bluerosetech=2Eco= m said > On 2020-04-16 12:30, Miroslav Lachman 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: > >=20 > >> I would try booting via UEFI if you can=2E=C2=A0 I just installed a lapt= op=20 > >> yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the=20 > >> 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from=2E=C2=A0 no other modifications w= ere=20 > >> necessary on my end=2E > >=20 > > I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12=2E1 installer= =20 > > ISO but without luck=2E Still no NVME disks :( > >=20 > > You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb=2Eco/tPnymL7 > >=20 > > Anything more I can test? >=20 > Looking at server specs, the R6515's NVME support is only through the=20 > PERC S150 RAID controller=2E If that's the case, I'm pretty sure you're=20 > out of luck=2E The PERC S-series controllers are software-based RAID that= =20 > require Dell's Windows or Linux drivers=2E You'd need a PERC H-series=20 > card to get support in FreeBSD=2E >=20 > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong? As I mentioned=2E I was suspicious of this=2E He should be able to flash the ca= rd, making it a pass=2E I do a lot of them=2E If someone doesn't beat me to it=2E I'l= l dig through what I have, and see if I can't find the right image(s), and pr= ogram(s)=2E --Chris