From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 27 19:23:56 2005 Return-Path: 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 E654316A4CE; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:23:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from daisy.mrmouse.ch (daisy.mrmouse.ch [81.94.97.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C08C443D58; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:23:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steven.glogger@ch.easynet.net) Received: from mouse1 (home1.mrmouse.ch [81.94.100.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by daisy.mrmouse.ch (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j3RJNp8p004929; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:23:51 +0200 From: "Steven Glogger" To: , Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:23:57 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4927.1200 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS/Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on daisy.mrmouse.ch Subject: SATA RAID 1 controllers for Intel board X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: steven.glogger@ch.easynet.net List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:23:57 -0000 hi all i'm fighting a little bit with a new intel server. i bought an intel SE7210TP1-E server with integrated RAID controller (SATA) and thought: nice, one box everything inside ,-) but it seems that the raid controller is not supported by any freebsd version (i would love to see it running on 5.x). on some posts i saw that the onboard controller is some kind of 'software-raid' - but i don't care ,-) anyhow, i didn't got this onboard raid controller (which seems to be an adaptec hostraid) working. (if someone knows how to do it: please mail! *beggin*). anyhow, i had the fabulous idea to buy an high point 1520 SATA raid controller which is working fine in other servers. but i didn't expected intel to NOT work with this controller ;-( i tried several hours (incl. bios upgrades, etc.) to just BOOT from this raid controller (with and without any raid). even when in the amibios is set: primary boot device -> "RocketRaid 1520 SATA controller" nothing will ever boot from this device (and yes, i set the disk to 'active' - it will boot if i put the disc directly to the on-board plug). i contacted intel and they told me: "Unfortunately we have not validated any High Point RAID controller on Intel(R) Entry Server Board SE7210TP1-E For a list of tested and validated hardware for this board please visit the following URL: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/se7210tp1-e/sb/cs-00992 0.htm " well, nice isn't it? ;-) (if someone knows how to get this controller running on that specific board: let me know). after reading the tested-hardware list (see link from intel) i found out that the "FastTrak S150 TX4" should boot ;-) but after looking on google and the mailinglist i couldn't figure out if freebsd 5.X would recognize it. does anyone want to share some of his experience how to get a raid running with either the on-board controller, the hightpoint controller or an fasttrak S150 TX4? ;-) (otherwise i would prepare a software raid) greetings! & many thanks in advance ,-) -steven