From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 12 19:00:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E89051065672; Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lev@FreeBSD.org) Received: from ftp.translate.ru (ftp.translate.ru [80.249.188.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1D2F8FC16; Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from desktop.home.serebryakov.spb.ru (85-142-52-164.well-com.net [85.142.52.164]) (Authenticated sender: lev@serebryakov.spb.ru) by ftp.translate.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 6DF3C13DF46; Wed, 12 May 2010 23:00:13 +0400 (MSD) Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 23:00:12 +0400 From: Lev Serebryakov Organization: FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <578446328.20100512230012@serebryakov.spb.ru> To: Andre Wensing In-Reply-To: <4BEAF26A.8050900@wensing.org> References: <386700559.20100512213725@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4BEAF26A.8050900@wensing.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: lev@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Add more HDDs to system based on ICH10R: PICe SATA controller vs SATA port muiltiplier X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lev@FreeBSD.org List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:15 -0000 Hello, Andre. You wrote 12 =EC=E0=FF 2010 =E3., 22:24:42: > For what i've read so far: there's a Supermicro card that seems to work, > but it's apparently a reversed card of some sort. That is the one of > the few non-RAID card that is supported under FreeBSD besides some=20 > Sil-chipset-based ones. SiI seems to be Ok on FreeBSD8 with siis driver... > The Adaptec ASC-1405 (and Areca's 1300i as well) are both non-RAID cards > based on Marvell's 88SE6440-chip, but there is no driver-support for=20 > these cards. I have the Adaptec-card, and am hoping that this chip will > get support in FreeBSD. Areca has put on their website that the driver > for FreeBSD will be made available somewehere in Q1/Q2 of 2010 (just=20 > like Adaptec, they claim FreeBSD-support on the box and in their=20 > marketing but haven't got a driver, although the card has some support > from the Linux-community). It seems, that mv driver is in test now, but for -CURRENT, not for 8-STABLE :( > I haven't found any decent card yet with more than 2 SATA-ports that=20 > have FreeBSD-support that aren't RAID-cards (at least in NL) Really, soft-RAIDs is almost Ok, if don't use them as RAIDs :) I don't have money for full-featured RAIDs like "big" Arecas and Adaptecs, but it is Ok to have not-used soft-RAID functionality, if card is not too expensive (say, $100) and available in RU (because we have big problems with Russian post now and I don't want to wait 2-3 months for box from eBay or other USA on-line store)... --=20 // Black Lion AKA Lev Serebryakov