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Cc: Andy Dills <andy@xecu.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Suggestions for Adaptec SAS AIC9410
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Doug White wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Andy Dills wrote:
> 
>>
>> I'm trying to get a Supermicro 6024H-32R setup with 6.1, but I'm
>> discovering that the Adaptec SAS AIC9410 controller isn't yet supported.
>>
>> I see one brief thread about it on this mailing list back in March, 
>> but no
>> further mention or conclusive details. There was talk of MFCing the mpt
>> driver...is anybody using this in production?
> 
> 
> Can you get a pciconf -lv off this system? It might just be a case of 
> needing to add an ID to an existing driver (aac?).
> 

No, the 9410 is a SAS HBA chip.  It's actually meant to be used just in
Adaptec HostRAID (software RAID) mode, but writing a standalone driver
is possible, albeit fairly difficult and time consuming.

Scott