From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 20 18:23:06 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E0DA16A4DF for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:23:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 011B843D5A for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:22:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7KIMnTm061723 for ; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:22:49 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E983AB8A5; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:22:48 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:22:48 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060820182248.GA24133@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20060820120049.06E0516A52F@hub.freebsd.org> <200608201338.56109.matt@chronos.org.uk> <20060820162032.GE633@core.byshenk.net> <20060820173827.GA22931@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20060820175547.GF633@core.byshenk.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060820175547.GF633@core.byshenk.net> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Subject: Re: Motherboard RAID problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 18:23:06 -0000 --3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 07:55:47PM +0200, Greg Byshenk wrote: > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 07:38:28PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 10:02:05AM -0700, Bill Blue wrote: >=20 > > > I'm not sure if I'm expecting too much, or this is a real bug. >=20 > > > Using FreeBSD 6.1 release, CVSup'd to current. The motherboard is a > > > Supermicro P4SCT0 with a 3.2Ghz P4 and 2 DDR400 1G sticks of RAM. On > > > the MB is a built-in RAID controller (Adaptec chip) for the SATA > > > drives. You set it for discrete SATA or RAID. If RAID is set, on the > > > next boot you have essentially a BIOS configuration for that 'device' > > > consisting of the two SATA devices in either RAID 0 (striped) or RAID > > > 1 (mirrored).=20 >=20 > > The ataraid(4) driver supports the Adaptec HostRAID. > =20 > > > > > Boot the OS now and all goes well with the device still showing up on > > > /dev/ad4* but I couldn't tell if the mirroring was really working > > > since the drives have no individual led indications. I then noticed > > > that there was a new ad6* device, and guess what -- it was the second > > > SATA drive and a mirror image of the *original* first drive. Watching > > > it with DF for size changes when copying a large file to my home > > > directory, it didn't change at all.=20 >=20 > > > ad6* were the only new devices seen in the OS. > =20 > > If FreeBSD supports the device, you should see an ar0 device. > =20 > > Do you have the ataraid(4) driver loaded, or built into your kernel? >=20 >=20 > Alternatively, are you sure you have identified your hardware correctly? >=20 > According to Supermicro here >=20 > >=20 > the P4SCT has an Intel 6300ESB onboard RAID controller, which according to > this page >=20 > >=20 > is based upon the ICH4, and not Adaptec controller. And, unless I've > missed it, this controller is not supported. The ata(4) manual page lists the 6300ESB as supported. The ataraid(4) manual only lists the "Intel MatrixRAID" metadata format as supported. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFE6Kh4EnfvsMMhpyURApgFAJ0cjzimznnsjXBn/lCWLMkq6aImlACfUxqg 23yuFQO4g6sSrxa8AuuxYK0= =g0w5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz--