Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:06:18 -0400 From: Matthew Hagerty <matthew@digitalstratum.com> To: Lukas Razik <lukas@razik.de> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Promise TX2300 array not detected. Message-ID: <4663496A.40202@digitalstratum.com> In-Reply-To: <4662F5BF.4090709@razik.de> References: <4662E72B.70003@digitalstratum.com> <4662F5BF.4090709@razik.de>
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Matthew Hagerty wrote: > Greetings, > > I have a Promise TX2300 (latest BIOS 2.5.0.3122) that I'm trying to > use with 6.2R. I set up a two disk mirror using the card's BIOS > utility, but when I go to install FBSD my disk selection is only ad4 > and ad6, the array is not being recognized (I believe I should have an > ar0 in the list as well). > > I can install on a single disk just fine, I just can't get FBSD to see > the array. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Matthew > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Lukas Razik wrote: > Hello Matthew! > > You can read my experience with the TX4310 controller (same as TX2300 > but with 4 ports and RAID5 support - TX4300 doesn't have RAID5): > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-May/003505.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-May/003506.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-May/003507.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2006-May/003508.html > > I hope you will get it work with the 'atacontrol' command: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=atacontrol&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE&format=html > > > The problem for me with atacontrol was that after booting Windows my > /dev/arX device always has been destroyed. > > My solution was: > Buying a 3ware 8006-2LP 2-port SATA HARDWARE RAID Controller which has > better performance than the TX4310 although it's SATA and not SATA-II > and also very good Linux support. > > Regards and Good Luck! > Lukas > Lukas, Thanks for the info, I'll give atacontrol a try. I never used it, and really didn't know such a utility existed. Does it actually write something to the disks that lets the array be recognized by FreeBSD? I'm assuming I would: 1. Set the array in the TX2300 BIOS. 2. Boot with live file system disk and use atacontrol to make the array. 3. Reboot with install disk and install on ar0. Is think correct or am I missing part of the picture. Also, once the array is built, can I still use dedicated partitions, or do I have to use compatible partitions? I can only assume that atacontrol has to write something to the disks themselves? Thanks, Matthew
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