From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 16 02:52:43 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C00816A41A for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:52:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from FS.denninger.net (wsip-70-169-168-7.pn.at.cox.net [70.169.168.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE40C13C461 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:52:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.8/8.13.1) with SMTP id l8G2qf6q008135 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:52:41 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl@FS.denninger.net) Received: from fs.denninger.net [127.0.0.1] by Spamblock-sys (LOCAL); Sat Sep 15 21:52:41 2007 Received: (from karl@localhost) by FS.denninger.net (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l8G2qfj6008132 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:52:41 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from karl) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:52:41 -0500 From: Karl Denninger To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070916025241.GA6459@FS.denninger.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20070915223649.GA6439@FS.denninger.net> <200709160021.l8G0LF3c093496@lava.sentex.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200709160021.l8G0LF3c093496@lava.sentex.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Karl's Sushi and Packet Smashers X-Die-Spammers: Spammers cheerfully broiled for supper and served with ketchup! X-SPAMBLOCK-MATCH: Matched [@freebsd.org+], message ok Subject: Re: Question regarding Intel ICH7 motherboard and integrated RAID controller 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, 16 Sep 2007 02:52:43 -0000 On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 08:19:28PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: > At 06:36 PM 9/15/2007, Karl Denninger wrote: > > >I'm not all that interested in using it as a RAID adapter. I am, however, > >interested in using it as a disk adapter, as a way to both spread load AND > >benefit from its cache memory. > > Can you not turn off the RAID feature in the BIOS so that the SATA > ports work just as SATA disks ? > > ---Mike It is off. On the BIOS probe it just shows up as a disk; I tried it as a "JBOD" single disk and also with the RAID feature shut off entirely, so its just a disk adapter according to the BIOS. If there's a disk plugged into it, with all the fancy-schmancy RAID stuff turned off, it blows up BTX instantly when I hit "F1" to boot from the first disk. It is, in that configuration, the FIFTH disk (and has no partitions on it - so its not a matter of it trying to boot Winblows or something like that) I can't get a dump easily since of course it happens right from the boot process, so there's nowhere for it to dump TO. Is there something that I can do (e.g. what registers/info would help if I wrote them down?) since it would have to literally be transcribed manually..... -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind %SPAMBLOCK-SYS: Matched [@freebsd.org+], message ok