From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 8 17:20:57 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 159F516A469 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:20:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rick@kiwi-computer.com) Received: from kiwi-computer.com (keira.kiwi-computer.com [63.224.10.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9585D13C448 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:20:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rick@kiwi-computer.com) Received: (qmail 28402 invoked by uid 2001); 8 Jun 2007 17:20:53 -0000 Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 12:20:53 -0500 From: "Rick C. Petty" To: Matthew Hagerty Message-ID: <20070608172053.GA25954@keira.kiwi-computer.com> References: <4662F5BF.4090709@razik.de> <4663496A.40202@digitalstratum.com> <466718DC.2030600@razik.de> <46674449.6090109@digitalstratum.com> <46678017.6080602@fluffles.net> <21250.192.85.50.1.1181233456.squirrel@mundomateo.com> <20070607164653.GB95991@keira.kiwi-computer.com> <25389.192.85.50.1.1181242998.squirrel@24.56.193.117> <20070607195828.GA368@keira.kiwi-computer.com> <4668B947.6070408@digitalstratum.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4668B947.6070408@digitalstratum.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Promise TX2300 array not detected. X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: rick-freebsd@kiwi-computer.com List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:20:57 -0000 On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 10:04:55PM -0400, Matthew Hagerty wrote: > > Thanks for the info. You make some good points for using a software > RAID, I'll have to do a little more research and run some simulated > failures so I know how to deal with the real failure when it comes. In some cases, hardware RAID is necessary, but not just because marketing says you need it. > I am installing 6.2, I was referencing that link mostly for the errors > which are exactly what I was getting. That probably was a little > confusing since that link was referencing 6.1. Sorry. I found a thread > that said it was not known if the problem could be solved in the > drivers, and was due to aggressive timing on the card and that Promise > was known for such things. After reading that I tried the card in a > different computer and the errors went away. Does not leave me with a > lot of confidence. I've witnessed the Promise card timing issues myself.. it sure does matter what motherboard it's in, and some of your BIOS settings can affect it. But I've also seen that the cards behave better in 6.2 in general. -- Rick C. Petty