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Date:      Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:51:27 -0600
From:      Colin Faber <cfaber@fpsn.net>
To:        Aaron <click46@webpimps.net>
Cc:        kalts@estpak.ee, noackjr@compgeek.com, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Promise TX2 Ultra100 [was Re: Bye bye dear SMP-system]
Message-ID:  <3B82BBBF.9131C949@fpsn.net>
References:  <20010821190311.1FFC237B407@hub.freebsd.org>

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I'm not so sure on that.

I know that there was an entry into ata-pci.c committed to -CURRENT
through im not sure who committed it.



Aaron wrote:
> 
> I was under the impression that support for TX2 based Promise cards is
> non-existant due to Promise's lack of sharing needed information. Is this
> still true? Or has someone been able to get working drivers for this
> series of cards?
> 
> If so, thats another one to chalk up for review ;)
> 
> - aaron
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Faber <cfaber@fpsn.net>
> To: sos@freebsd.dk
> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:54:39 -0600
> Subject: Re: Bye bye dear SMP-system
> 
> > I do, and its totally unused,
> >
> > Would you like me to mail it?
> >
> >
> > `Promise TX2 Ultra100'
> >
> > "Søren Schmidt" wrote:
> > >
> > > It seems Vallo Kallaste wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The HPT366 has HW issues with some of the fast disk, I havn't
> > been able
> > > > > to find a solution to that, nor has HPT as far as I'm informed..
> > > >
> > > > Oh no, with Promise one can't use tagged queing at all, with HPT
> > > > there's another problem... Are there any combinations of controller
> > > > (such as Promise, HPT), disks and driver which works successfully
> > > > under load? The whole ATA scene seems totally hopeless.
> > >
> > > I dont think you can buy the HPT366 anymore, the current HPT370
> > > works just dandy, in fact its my recommendation any time...
> > >
> > > On the Promise front I need to get ahold of one of their newer
> > > controller and see if they've fixed their DMA engine to
> > > support tagged queing, anybody got a spare Promise ctrl,
> > > prefarably the newest "TX2" based one ??
> > >
> > > -Søren
> > >
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