From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 15 21:18:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG 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 8F34816A41F; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:18:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD10843D62; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:18:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBFLIi4M050241; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:18:44 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBFLIhfg011434; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:18:43 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jBFLIhqT011433; Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:18:43 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:18:43 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren?= Schmidt Message-ID: <20051215211842.GA11418@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20051215194325.49909.qmail@web35908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <43A1CCFE.10705@FreeBSD.org> <20051215201737.GA10846@freebie.xs4all.nl> <43A1D51D.7070804@deepcore.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43A1D51D.7070804@deepcore.dk> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: thron forum , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren?= Schmidt Subject: Re: Adaptec SATA 1205sa support for FreeBSD 6.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:18:47 -0000 On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 09:42:05PM +0100, Sren Schmidt wrote.. > Wilko Bulte wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 09:07:26PM +0100, Sren Schmidt wrote.. > > > >>thron forum wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Does the current release support the Adaptec SATA 1205sa card? I have > >>>searched the Freebsd site as well as Google.com/bsd and I cant find the > >>>card. > >>> > >>> > >> > >>The 1205 is based on the SiI3112 SATA chip and is as such supported. > >>However, that chip is with a fair margin the worst piece of crap you can > >>buy for money IMNHO. > >>Get a real SATA controller and spare yourself the trouble, headackes > >>etc... > > > > > >Soren, what would you recommend for a plain SATA controller? > > Something Promise, a tx2 or tx4 depending on channels needed. > > >And what for one that can do true RAID1? > > Define true RAID1 ? > > All RAID1's that ATA supports are sofware based, any controller can do > here, unless you want to boot from it, you'd go for one that has BIOS > support for RAID like the Promise TX2200.. Well, yes, booting is the issue yes. Seems in .NL TX2200 has become a rare breed. Would a TX2300 also do? -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org