From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 24 01:56:32 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E479E57 for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=17673ed9fb=killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0ABAE30 for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r2d2 ([188.220.16.49]) by mail1.multiplay.co.uk (mail1.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v10.0.4) with ESMTP id md50002370695.msg for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:28 +0000 X-Spam-Processed: mail1.multiplay.co.uk, Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:28 +0000 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 188.220.16.49 X-Return-Path: prvs=17673ed9fb=killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <91D7CC6D816644C68B49191192DD9A98@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Jeremy Chadwick" , "Michael BlackHeart" References: <20130223211932.GA41809@icarus.home.lan> <20130224001307.GA43436@icarus.home.lan> Subject: Re: Old ICH7 SATA-2 question Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:46 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 Cc: freebsd-stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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, 24 Feb 2013 01:56:32 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Chadwick" > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 02:28:08AM +0400, Michael BlackHeart wrote: >> 2013/2/24 Jeremy Chadwick : >> >> {snipping irrelevant stuff and fixing formatting} >> >> atapci1@pci0:0:31:2: class=0x01018f card=0x26011043 chip=0x27c08086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'N10/ICH7 Family SATA IDE Controller' >> >> {snip} > > I had written up a significantly longer reply to this Email, but once I > finished and went back reviewing the information provided, my memory > recalled having this exact conversation some time ago. After some > extensive digging, I found it -- circa late 2008: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2008-October/046306.html > > The result of this conversation was that FreeBSD at the time -- this > would have been probably FreeBSD 8.0 or 8.1 -- contained a bug: > ata_chipset.c (part of the classic ata(4) driver) was misidentifying the > different revisions of ICH7 and therefore limiting controller capacities > incorrectly. > > Possibly a regression has been introduced as a result of the ATA-via-CAM > migration (now the default), which uses a completely different set of > code. pciconf:- atapci1@pci0:0:31:2: class=0x01018f card=0x26011043 chip=0x27c08086 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 The PCI ID's listed aren't AHCI so are using legacy ata not ahci, the two devices listed are:- { ATA_I82801GB, 0, 0, 1, ATA_UDMA5, "ICH7" }, { ATA_I82801GB_S1, 0, INTEL_ICH7, 0, ATA_SA300, "ICH7" }, Boot details:- atapci0: port.. ata0: at channel 0 on atapci0 atapci1: port... ata2: at channel 0 on atapci1 ata3: at channel 1 on atapci1 Then your disks:- ada3 at ata2 bus 0 scbus1 target 1 lun 0 ada3: ATA-8 SATA 3.x device So your disks are in theory connected to a sata 2 compatible controller which is being correctly identified. You might want to try a verbose boot to see if that gives any information. Also check your bios to see if it has an AHCI mode for the controller and try that as its currently running in legacy. Regards Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.