From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 17 18:10:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04DC316A4D0; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:10:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D44CA43D45; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:10:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.43) id 1CUUG3-000DsG-Dd; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:10:19 -0700 In-Reply-To: <419B2CA6.3010401@freebsd.org> References: <20041116145445.EC71167E2B@gunfright.epcdirect.co.uk> <419B177D.2090206@DeepCore.dk> <419B2CA6.3010401@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Message-Id: From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:10:14 -0700 To: Scott Long X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.247.57 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.1+cvs (built Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:44:05 -0700) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) cc: current@freebsd.org cc: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= Subject: Re: Marvell SATA Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:10:20 -0000 On Nov 17, 2004, at 3:49 AM, Scott Long wrote: > S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: >> Lawrence Farr wrote: >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I have a Supermicro P4SCT+ with an onboard Marvell >>> SATA controller, which also has the Adaptec Hostraid >>> software raid functionality. Are there any patches to >>> support the marvell controller as a plain controller >>> anywhere? >>> >>> pciconf output if anyones interested: >>> >>> none4@pci2:4:0: class=3D0x010000 card=3D0x504111ab chip=3D0x504111ab=20= >>> rev=3D0x03 >>> hdr=3D0x00 >>> vendor =3D 'Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology = Ltd)' >>> device =3D '88SX504 4-port SATA I PCI-X Controller' >>> class =3D mass storage >>> subclass =3D SCSI >> Not yet, but I'm working on it, actually on the exact same board. >> Maybe, just maybe, you could hack the Highpoint hptmv driver, I=20 >> havn't tried but unless they put in "tricks" to prohibit that it=20 >> should work. > > The hptmv driver only exports raid devices, not single disks, and = those > raid devices have to have HPT metadata on them. The magic here is > buried in the binary object file along with the Herc programming > details, so I don't think it'll be possible to get anything useful out > of it. > uhh, on my system (5.3-STABLE) it exports single disks... I have the=20 RocketRaid1820A and without configuring ANY RAID devices, I got the 3=20 disks showing up and working fine as da0 da1 and da2... Chad