From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Apr 18 19:05:24 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1A7106566C;
	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:05:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org)
Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F20A78FC12;
	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:05:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org)
Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unknown [208.65.91.234])
	by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF8D81A4D8E;
	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1])
	(authenticated bits=0)
	by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m3IJ4lQO068097;
	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:05:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org)
From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:42:51 -0400
User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7
References: <367917.29366.qm@web53812.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <367917.29366.qm@web53812.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
Message-Id: <200804181442.51848.jhb@freebsd.org>
X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by
	milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]);
	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:05:12 -0400 (EDT)
X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/6831/Fri Apr 18 12:09:18 2008 on
	server.baldwin.cx
X-Virus-Status: Clean
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 
	autolearn=ham version=3.1.3
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx
Cc: chilo <olihc17@yahoo.com>, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Freebsd 7 amd64 need clarification on SAS controller
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware <freebsd-hardware.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:05:24 -0000

On Thursday 17 April 2008 11:56:49 pm chilo wrote:
>  We currently have a box that have this specs for freebsd 7 64 bit:
> 
> Dual Core Intel XEON processor 5000 1333MHZ
> Intel 5000 chipset family
> 1 GB min fully buffered memory
> 4 x 146GB SAS drives
> Lan Intel 82563EB dual port controller
> LSI 1068 SAS Contoller
> 
> I have a LSI 1068 SAS controller but on my dmesg.boot this is the output:
> 
> mfi0: <LSI MegaSAS 1064R> mem 0xb8b00000-0xb8b0ffff,0xb8900000-0xb891ffff 
irq 18 at device 14.on pci4
> mfi0: Megaraid SAS driver Ver 2.00
> 
> I've checked the freebsd site and the LSI 106x family should have mpt 
drivers but my dmesg.boot says mfi.

No, mfi is correct.  Assuming you want to do RAID you will be much happier 
with mfi(4) (a real RAID controller with on-board cache and optional battery 
back-up, etc.) compared to mpt(4) anyway.

-- 
John Baldwin