From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 22 22:22:17 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 4A10E16A41F for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:22:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CBB943D45 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:22:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBMMM2Xd033886; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:22:03 +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 jBMMLwaU000775; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:21:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jBMMLwvP000774; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:21:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:21:58 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren?= Schmidt Message-ID: <20051222222158.GA726@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> <20051215211842.GA11418@freebie.xs4all.nl> <43A1DF77.4040307@deepcore.dk> <20051215214129.GA11777@freebie.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051215214129.GA11777@freebie.xs4all.nl> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Promise TX2300 results 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, 22 Dec 2005 22:22:17 -0000 On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 10:41:29PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote.. > On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 10:26:15PM +0100, Sren Schmidt wrote.. > > Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > > >>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? > > > > It should, I might not have all the PCI ID's in there yet (new ones keep > > popping up), but the support code is there, just needs the PCI ID in > > case its not found. > > OK. I ordered a 2300 and will let you know what develops :) Promise made, promise kept, the Promise TX2300 card was delivered today. RELENG_6 tapci0@pci2:13:0: class=0x010400 card=0x3570105a chip=0x3570105a rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Promise Technology Inc' class = mass storage subclass = RAID atapci0: port 0xd480-0xd4ff,0xd000-0xd0ff mem 0xf7ff6000-0xf7ff6fff,0xf7fc0000-0xf7fdffff irq 21 at device 13.0 on pci2 ata2: on atapci0 ata3: on atapci0 ata4: on atapci0 The chip is marked: PDC20771 (not 20580). With ataraid in the kernel: ar0: 238418MB status: READY ar0: disk0 READY (master) using ad4 at ata2-master ar0: disk1 READY (mirror) using ad6 at ata3-master So first impression is that it 'Just Works'. Anything specific I should try? -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org