From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 18 16:20:03 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB4CE16A404 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:20:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8D4943D78 for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:19:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id k3IGJru06666; Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:19:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Lukasz Bromirski" , Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:19:53 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <444507F2.60502@bromirski.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: SATA controller - Adaptec 1210SA on 6.0/6.1RC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:20:03 -0000 thisis the oemed highpoint if I'm not mistaken. It's a good controller. WD drives on IDE raid are a problem - WD has a blurb on this on their website - they sell special raid-ready ide drives for this purpose. the programming in their standard drives isn't compatible with raid. (they say) Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Łukasz >Bromirski >Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:38 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: SATA controller - Adaptec 1210SA on 6.0/6.1RC > > >Hi list, > >I'm having problems with the following setup: > >Abit KT7A-RAID >Adaptec 1210SA in 3rd slot and 2xWestern Digitial 200GB drives >Intel 10/100/1000 in 2nd slot >AGP card (some generic GeForce) >Samsung 80GB connected to first IDE controller >CD-ROM connected to second IDE controller > >In essence, any operation that touches the drives connected to the >1210SA controller hang machine in place (after about 3 or 4 seconds), >and only message I was able to see before it was 'ata2 request >DISCONNECT' (disks are visible as ad4 and ad6). > >Of course any disk operations involving the IDE drive are OK, I tested >some file transfers and they were able to keep 20MB/s rate without >a problem. > >I consulted the BIOS settings page of the motherboard manual and >set up everything so IRQs would not collide - so that's why NIC and >the Adaptec PCI card are on 2nd and 3rd slot (I have to use USB on >this PC and don't have any PCI graphics card, so essentialy, there is >no other option). 'vmstat' shows every device on it's own interrupt. >Hangs happen with and without ACPI loaded during boot. > >I saw some discussions about how crappy Si3112 and low-end Adaptec >controllers are, but is there any way to have it running stable on >6.0/6.1RC machine? > >-- >"Confidence is what you have before you | Łukasz Bromirski > understand the problem." -- Woody Allen | >lukasz:bromirski,net >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release Date: 4/18/2006 >