From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 16 21:06:31 2005 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 EC85E16A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:06:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp811.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp811.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.170.81]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AD8E443D45 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:06:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from noackjr@alumni.rice.edu) Received: from unknown (HELO optimator.noacks.org) (noacks@swbell.net@70.240.177.173 with login) by smtp811.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Feb 2005 21:06:31 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0A89620A; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:06:29 -0600 (CST) Received: from optimator.noacks.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (optimator.noacks.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 63683-05; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:06:28 -0600 (CST) Received: from compgeek.noacks.org (compgeek [192.168.1.10]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5216D6204; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:06:28 -0600 (CST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by compgeek.noacks.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1GL6RTu095627; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:06:28 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from noackjr@alumni.rice.edu) Message-ID: <4213B5D3.4010304@alumni.rice.edu> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:06:27 -0600 From: Jon Noack User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050202) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Damian Gerow References: <20050216205613.GA718@afflictions.org> In-Reply-To: <20050216205613.GA718@afflictions.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at noacks.org cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: TX2200/PDC20571 support & MFC plans? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: noackjr@alumni.rice.edu List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:06:32 -0000 On 02/16/05 14:56, Damian Gerow wrote: > I just got my hands on a Promise TX2200 which uses the PDC20571, so I can > install a SATA drive in a non-SATA system. I'd been under the understanding > that Promise was a pretty safe way to go in terms of driver support. But > the card isn't supported under -STABLE. > > How is the support on -CURRENT? Are there any plans to MFC the driver? I'd > prefer not to run -CURRENT on my mail server... I know it is supported on -CURRENT; I'd wager there will be an MFC of the ata driver prior to 5.4. Also, ATA mkIII has support for it (search mailing list for more info). Jon