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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: sil3124 sata controller panics kernel
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2014, Dieter BSD wrote:

> FreeBSD 8.2
> AMD64
>
> Has been running with jmb363 and sil3132 sata controllers for years.
> siis(4) was last updated 2011-05-15.  The 363 died (reason unknown).
> Bought 2 sil3124 cards Syba SY-PEX40008 PCIe-x1.  (the slots only
> take x1 cards, and the 3124 has been recommended many times, I was
> expecting it to "just work")
>
> Boot to multiuser with 2 3124 cards and 1 3132 card (and 2 3726 PMs
> connected to the 3132).  No drives connected to the 3124s.  System
> running ok.  Hotplug a drive's sata data cable into a 3124 port.
> (This works fine with 3132 with or without a PM.) 2-3 seconds later I
> see a timeout message (common from siis(4)), and then the kernel panics.
> Repeatable.  The 3124 is unusable.

I've got a couple of those cards, but have never tried hotplug with 
them, and in fact mine mostly run DVD drives.  8.2 might not have the 
latest driver for them.

The Silicon Image web site does have updated firmware for them (from 
6/23/2010, yet many cards have older versions), including both RAID and 
non-RAID.  I use the non-RAID.

Go to http://www.siliconimage.com/support/ and choose the Sil3124 from 
the dropdown menu.  Then pick the latest firmware.  After that, it's an 
adventure to get it on the controller.  I keep a DOS hard drive image 
for netbooting for that sort of thing.