From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 21 15:39:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8586A16A4CE for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:39:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail09.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (mail09.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net [159.134.118.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 679F043D39 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:39:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) Received: (qmail 67075 messnum 2873392 invoked from network[82.141.233.46/unknown]); 21 Mar 2005 15:39:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO alatar.edhellond.fbi.ie) (82.141.233.46) by mail09.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (qp 67075) with SMTP; 21 Mar 2005 15:39:01 -0000 Received: from radagast.lorien.fbi.ie ([195.218.117.2])j2LFcrOd083084 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:38:54 GMT (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) Received: from vygavril.edhellond.fbi.ie ([82.141.233.46]) by radagast.lorien.fbi.ie (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id j2LFcxq6047286 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:38:59 GMT (envelope-from feargal@helgrim.com) X-Envelope-To: Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:38:36 +0000 From: Feargal Reilly To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050321153836.751e26e0@vygavril.edhellond.fbi.ie> Organization: http://www.helgrim.com/ X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="pgp-sha1"; boundary="Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_15_38_36_+0000_.4E4U0Do/re7x=C=" Subject: Adaptec 29320 + HostRaid X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:39:05 -0000 --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_15_38_36_+0000_.4E4U0Do/re7x=C= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, This is probably more for freebsd-docs, but I reckoned this should be the first port of call in case I'm wrong. Last week I gave up on trying to get SATA hardware RAID running until it matures and decided to fall back to the old reliable, SCSI. Placing an order for a new server I checked that the SCSI RAID adapter, an Adaptec 29320 was on the supported hardware list. It was. I looked at the ahd(4). There were no bugs listed for the x3920 family. I ordered it. I have now learned what everybody else appears to already know: yes, it does talk to the bus, it just doesn't talk to the hostraid array. Hindsight shows me that had I also searched some mailing lists I could have found this out. Hindsight also tells me that there should also be a note on the hardware page and the manpage mentioning that the hostraid functionality is not supported. Is there any reason not to do this? Thanks, -fr. -- Feargal Reilly. Web: http://www.helgrim.com | ICQ: 109837009 | YIM/AIM: ectoraige PGP Key: 0x452DE3E4 (expires 22-Nov-2005) Visit http://ie.bsd.net/ - BSDs presence in Ireland. --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_15_38_36_+0000_.4E4U0Do/re7x=C= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCPup8vCUAzUUt4+QRAurgAJ9cXWCVvJIHJXivKthF3ZAK9ecU5QCfcdaB m0IbvBxbc9YZYaaHXHYnrhU= =y7vf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Mon__21_Mar_2005_15_38_36_+0000_.4E4U0Do/re7x=C=--