From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 22 23:36:52 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 D71BE16A4CE for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:36:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.eaznet.com (mail.eaznet.com [198.182.68.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 471EC43D31 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:36:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from eddie@eaznet.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.eaznet.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.eaznet.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C9A5106EF1; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:27:55 -0700 (MST) Received: from mail.eaznet.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (stout.eaznet.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 95920-02; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:27:55 -0700 (MST) Received: from gilaha1b4iklae (sncwall.eaznet.com [198.182.71.58]) by mail.eaznet.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AA98106EEC; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:27:55 -0700 (MST) From: "EAZNet - Eddie Fry" To: "'Doug White'" , Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:38:47 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: AcUZMxLWQV5sgXH2RO60FL2RY655WwABBy8Q In-Reply-To: <20050222151428.J98461@carver.gumbysoft.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Message-Id: <20050222232755.2AA98106EEC@mail.eaznet.com> X-VirusScanned: by AMaViSClamAV at mail.eaznet.com Subject: RE: Supermicro P4SCT+ Marvell 88SX504 controller 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, 22 Feb 2005 23:36:53 -0000 I just talked to Peter at Marvell (I can't pronounce his last name let = alone know how to spell it). He is going to check on getting us the = information we need to move forward with the project. If I have any luck, whom = should I forward the doc's to? Apparently, there is an NDA and some other = paperwork. Eddie Fry -----Original Message----- From: Doug White [mailto:dwhite@gumbysoft.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 4:15 PM To: EAZNet - Eddie Fry Subject: RE: Supermicro P4SCT+ Marvell 88SX504 controller On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, EAZNet - Eddie Fry wrote: > What about going through Supermicro to get what we need? Will they = work > with us to get us what we need from Marvell? Can't hurt to ask. I got the marvell drivers off a link on Abit's site. > > Eddie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [mailto:dwhite@gumbysoft.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:36 AM > To: EAZNet - Eddie Fry > Cc: 'Scott Long'; freebsd-current@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Supermicro P4SCT+ Marvell 88SX504 controller > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, EAZNet - Eddie Fry wrote: > > > Hmmm, that sucks. There are linux drivers. I wonder if there is a = way to > > get the specs from the linux developers. > > I see a vendor driver and an "in progress" marker on the libata status > page. gjarzik appears to be the only "linux developer" who'd know = anything > about the hardware. The vendor driver says: > > * THIS CODE CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF MARVELL. > > which precludes us from reading it to get the necessary details. > > > I'm going to put in a call to both > > Supermicro and Marvell and see if I can round up: > > > > Supermicro: a demo board > > Marvell: specs, references, and code samples > > > > Anything else you'll need to get this rolling? > > > > Eddie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Long [mailto:scottl@freebsd.org] > > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:41 PM > > To: EAZNet - Eddie Fry > > Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Supermicro P4SCT+ Marvell 88SX504 controller > > > > EAZNet - Eddie Fry wrote: > > > Soren/others, > > > > > > > > > > > > I=92d like to offer to donate US$100 to getting the Marvell RAID > controller > > > working quickly. I=92d rather see this driver implemented than to = go buy > > > another controller. I=92d be more than happy to beta the driver. = I need > to > > > do some testing/configuring on this box before deployment, so = testing > the > > > RAID driver would not be a problem. However, I am on a = timetable=85 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Eddie Fry > > > > > > EAZNet Internet Services > > > > > > > > > > The problem is not with there being no desire to make this hardware > > work, it's that Marvell refuses to provide any specs, references, or > > code samples that could be used to write an open driver. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > --=20 Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org --=20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005 =20 --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005 =20