From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 13:17:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDBAE16A4C0 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:17:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from procyon.firepipe.net (procyon.firepipe.net [198.78.66.151]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7710643FF5 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:17:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from will@csociety.org) Received: by procyon.firepipe.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 34F282092F; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:17:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:17:28 -0700 From: Will Andrews To: Soren Schmidt Message-ID: <20030930201728.GD72999@procyon.firepipe.net> Mail-Followup-To: Soren Schmidt , current@freebsd.org References: <200309302006.h8UK6ec0025565@spider.deepcore.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200309302006.h8UK6ec0025565@spider.deepcore.dk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SiI3112 SATA controller problems - status X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:17:32 -0000 On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:06:40PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote: > I have now found a way to reproduce the DMA problems some setups seems > to be having with the SiI3112A SATA chip. > > Now, if I use real SATA drives, (and I mean real SATA drives, the > WD Raptor fx is not a real SATA device but just a PATA device > with a build in PATA->SATA converter chip) it works just fine > no matter what I try. Interesting. SATA is also a power spec, right? I use a normal SATA cable but also an ATX power connector. I'm guessing that's what you mean by the Raptor not being a real SATA drive. Regards, -- wca