Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 12:16:59 +0100 From: Frode Nordahl <frode@nordahl.net> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= <sos@DeepCore.dk> Cc: 'FreeBSD Current' <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ATA mkIII first official patches - please test! Message-ID: <0cd37ec888636578f9bc4f5b85ce20af@nordahl.net> In-Reply-To: <42028F29.1030801@DeepCore.dk> References: <42028F29.1030801@DeepCore.dk>
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On Feb 3, 2005, at 21:52, S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > ATA-mkIII first official snapshot. Yes! Just in time! Thanks, S=F8ren :-) Using kernel from RELENG_5, supped yesterday. Tried to install on in a box with a Promise TX 2200 card, the bootup=20 took forever, but the install worked fine when it finished. Maby related to the third "phantom" PATA bus on that board? :-) I'm installing from network (PXE) and for some reason I don't get any=20 kernel messages on the console when doing that, so I don't know when or=20= where it 'hangs'. I forgot to copy in my modified kernel after the install, so I never=20 got it booting after that, but I'll redo as soon as possible and get=20 back with more details about this. > o ATA RAID support has been rewritten and and now supports these > metadata formats: > "Adaptec HostRAID" > "Highpoint V2 RocketRAID" > "Highpoint V3 RocketRAID" > "Intel MatrixRAID" > "Integrated Technology Express" > "LSILogic V2 MegaRAID" > "LSILogic V3 MegaRAID" > "Promise FastTrak" > "Silicon Image Medley" This works with my Intel S875WP1-E with Intel ICH5 / Adaptec HostRAID=20 onboard! (The product specs says Promise controller, but that is only when you=20 buy the 4-ch SATA version) However, if I create a RAID1 array in "Quick Mode", installation failes=20= with write errors ("disk full"). The Adaptec management BIOS warns=20 about creating arrays in Quick Mode, so this may be a problem of=20 theirs. Anyway, is there any way to detect that an array is created in this=20 way, and handle it, or warn about it? The warning message from the BIOS says "You may need to repair the=20 array once OS is installed" or similar, so the array probably should be=20= marked DEGRADED, and be rebuilded once the installation is finished. I can no longer use my swap partition as dump device: # dumpon /dev/ar0s1b dumpon: ioctl(DIOCSKERNELDUMP): Operation not supported by device But I'm not certain that it has ever been allowed? :-) Maybe it won't work to have dump device on RAID, since the kernel won't=20= be able to keep the RAID in shape when it's dumping core? I have not done any extensive testing yet. I'll get these boxes=20 installed and set up various tests to see how it performs. I'll also do=20= some hotswap testing on the TX2200. > Enjoy! I most certainly will! Thanks. Regards, Frode Nordahl > --=20 > > -S=F8ren > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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