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Date:      Wed, 16 Feb 2000 09:34:13 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org>
Cc:        David Vrtin <vrtin@uni-mb.si>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: RAID disks and FreeBSD 
Message-ID:  <200002161734.JAA00675@mass.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:14:57 MST." <20000215211457.A65314@panzer.kdm.org> 

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> On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 18:57:27 +0100, David Vrtin wrote:
> > Hello
> > 
> > 
> > I have Pentium 200Mhz, 2 processors, Adaptec AHA-2940, ASUS PCI-DA2101 
> > PCI-to-SCSI RAID. I have tryed to install FreeBSD 3.4R and
> > 4.0-20000208-CURRENT without success - FreeBSD cannot find any disks.
> > 
> > MS Windows NT 4.0 Server works without any problems. On WinNT I see:
> > 
> > - Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X or .... (etc)
> > 
> > - ASUS PCI-DA2000 Series RAID Miniport, na njem pa so:
> > 	- ASUS PCI-DA2101   (to je disk)
> > 	- ASUS PCI-DA2101   (to je pa se en disk)
> > 	- MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-506
> > 	- ASUS Virtual Target
> > 
> > Any idea, why I cannot see disks from FreeBSD ?
> 
> The ASUS RAID controller isn't supported under FreeBSD.  (Unless it is a
> clone of a supported Mylex, AMI, DPT or Compaq controller.  That is
> doubtful, since I don't think any of those controllers use 486s.)

It's an Infortrend controller; I've pestered Infortrend about it (no 
response) and looked at a disassembly of their Linux driver.  It looks 
like a very simple mailbox-based interface like everyone else uses, but 
given the CPU I expect it to be rather underpowered.

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\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
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