From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 24 21:41:33 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C244716A400 for ; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp3.clear.net.nz (smtp3.clear.net.nz [203.97.33.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9002513C461 for ; Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (121-72-70-221.dsl.telstraclear.net [121.72.70.221]) by smtp3.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with ESMTP id <0JDZ0053ZLL78B20@smtp3.clear.net.nz> for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:41:32 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:41:27 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood In-reply-to: <000c01c6d834$d168c080$0213a8c0@mapleleaf1> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-id: <45E0B107.9020504@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <000c01c6d834$d168c080$0213a8c0@mapleleaf1> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061227) Cc: freddyk@volja.net Subject: Re: 6.0-RC1 on Promise SX4060 (SETFEATURES FAILURE, READ timed out) 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: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:41:33 -0000 Martin Ziegler wrote: > Hi Mark > > Did you solve your problem about the promise sx4060 > (http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2005-November/057621.htm > l )? Google doesn't show me a solution :( > > I've got the same error messages (FAILURE - SET FEATURES TRANSFER MODE timed > out...)with FreeBSD 6.1-Release on a HP X2000 (Workstation) with the promise > sx4060 and two Seagates ST3160012A drives. > I received a mail privately with a solution for this. It appears that the 64MB DIMM shipped with the card is the problem. Specifically, it seems any *registered* ECC DIMM will exhibit the problem. The fix appears to be substituting an ECC but not registered one of 128MB or bigger. I tried reproducing this, but I've only got registered ECC or non-ECC DIMMS. Trying a non-ECC worked perfectly *once*, and then the card refused to load the SX4060 BIOS thereafter... so the indicated solution looks promising (intentional pun). If I can get hold of an ECC unregistered DIMM I'll check properly. Thanks to Freddy (freddyk at volja.net) for finding this out. Incidentally (and disappointingly) no thanks at all to Promise support who gave him the single fingered salute when he asked them about the DIMM issue.... regards Mark