From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 0:54: 6 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 00:54:05 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3B9937B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:54:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id BAA18516 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:53:58 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231015132.0451b1b0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:53:53 -0700 To: hardware@freebsd.org From: Brett Glass Subject: Comtrol RocketPort Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I've gotten a request to upgrade an ISP's systems from FreeBSD 3.x to 4.2-STABLE. Unfortunately, he's using Comtrol RocketPort cards for his modems, and a check of the Comtrol site shows only drivers for 2.x and 3.x. Will I be able to get the cards working on 4.x? If not, he may have to forego the upgrade or toss out lots of hardware (which I'm sure would be expensive to replace).... --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 1:14:40 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 01:14:38 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [207.154.226.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADF5E37B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:14:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 234272B52D; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:14:38 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:14:38 -0800 From: Paul Saab To: Brett Glass Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comtrol RocketPort Message-ID: <20001231011437.A37757@elvis.mu.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231015132.0451b1b0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231015132.0451b1b0@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 01:53:53AM -0700 Sender: ps@mu.org Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org If there is source for the driver, you can use the COMPAT_PCI_DRIVER/COMPAT_ISA_DRIVER to get the driver to use the compatability shims for newbus. Brett Glass (brett@lariat.org) wrote: > I've gotten a request to upgrade an ISP's systems from FreeBSD 3.x to > 4.2-STABLE. Unfortunately, he's using Comtrol RocketPort cards for his > modems, and a check of the Comtrol site shows only drivers for 2.x and 3.x. > Will I be able to get the cards working on 4.x? If not, he may have to > forego the upgrade or toss out lots of hardware (which I'm sure would be > expensive to replace).... > > --Brett > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message -- Paul Saab Technical Yahoo paul@mu.org - ps@yahoo-inc.com - ps@freebsd.org Do You .. uhh .. Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 2: 0:14 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 02:00:12 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from feral.com (feral.com [192.67.166.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C80637B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 02:00:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from beppo (beppo [192.67.166.79]) by feral.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id BAA14934; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:59:59 -0800 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:59:59 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob Reply-To: mjacob@feral.com To: Brett Glass Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Comtrol RocketPort In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231015132.0451b1b0@localhost> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org frobzit.feral.com > uname -a FreeBSD frobzit.feral.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #4: Sat Dec 16 14:59:01 PST 2000 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/FROBZIT i386 frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep ocket RocketPort0 = 8 ports frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep rp rp0: port 0x6000-0x603f irq 11 at device 18.0 on pci0 rp0: driver is using old-style compatability shims WARNING: driver rp should register devices with make_dev() (dev_t = "#rp/0x10080") Aside from the whine about make_dev, I've been quite happy. And this is with stuff in the tree- no need to grab something from the website. I assume that 4.2 would be the same. This is the 8 port PCI card. On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Brett Glass wrote: > I've gotten a request to upgrade an ISP's systems from FreeBSD 3.x to > 4.2-STABLE. Unfortunately, he's using Comtrol RocketPort cards for his > modems, and a check of the Comtrol site shows only drivers for 2.x and 3.x. > Will I be able to get the cards working on 4.x? If not, he may have to > forego the upgrade or toss out lots of hardware (which I'm sure would be > expensive to replace).... > > --Brett > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 7:37:19 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 07:37:16 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from goliath.siemens.de (goliath.siemens.de [194.138.37.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A90CE37B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 07:37:15 -0800 (PST) X-Envelope-Sender-Is: andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de (at relayer goliath.siemens.de) Received: from mail3.siemens.de (mail3.siemens.de [139.25.208.14]) by goliath.siemens.de (8.11.0/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eBVFaoH21454; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 16:36:56 +0100 (MET) Received: from curry.mchp.siemens.de (curry.mchp.siemens.de [139.25.42.7]) by mail3.siemens.de (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBVFajV14008964; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 16:36:46 +0100 (MET) Received: (from localhost) by curry.mchp.siemens.de (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBVFaj045993; Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 16:36:40 +0100 From: Andre Albsmeier To: "Michael C . Wu" Cc: ppX , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI choice Message-ID: <20001231163640.A64240@curry.mchp.siemens.de> References: <20001230141641.A46004@peorth.iteration.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20001230141641.A46004@peorth.iteration.net>; from keichii@iteration.net on Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 02:16:41PM -0600 X-Echelon: BND CIA NSA Mossad KGB MI6 IRA detonator nuclear assault strike Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 30-Dec-2000 at 14:16:41 -0600, Michael C . Wu wrote: > On Sat, Dec 30, 2000 at 08:48:17PM +0100, ppX scribbled: > | I am wondering what scsi card i should choose. > | We will soon be getting 10 73gig scsi drives which will be raided and i am > | wondering which card has the best performance / stability in FreeBSD 4.1 > | > | The drives are IBM's Ultrastar 73LZX 73.4GB and should be > | utilizing a card with Ultra320 SCSI support. > > Tekram Ultra160/320 cards (LSI/Symbios chipset) work better than Adaptec. > They have so-called "LOAD/STORE-based firmware" and actually > go up to 160/320 in FreeBSD. The author actually wrote both the Linux > sym0 and the FreeBSD sym0 driver. I believe he should know the card well. > Good job Gerard! :) > > I personally have > > I do not know if ahc has this fixed yet, but the ahc(4) says: > > Double Transition clocking is not yet supported for Ultra160 controllers. > This limits these controllers to 40MHz or 80MB/s. > [You can read on in the man page to see why I do not like the driver.] Well: andre@server:~>uname -a FreeBSD server.ofw.tld 4.2-STABLE FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE #3: Sun Dec 10 08:28:46 GMT 2000 root@bali.ofw.tld:/src/obj-4/src/src-4/sys/server i386 andre@server:~>grep ahc0 /var/run/dmesg.boot ahc0: port 0xd000-0xd0ff mem 0xdf000000-0xdf000fff irq 15 at device 9.0 on pci0 andre@server:~>grep da2 /var/run/dmesg.boot da2 at ahc0 bus 0 target 2 lun 0 da2: Fixed Direct Access SCSI-3 device da2: 160.000MB/s transfers (80.000MHz, offset 63, 16bit), Tagged Queueing Enabled da2: 35003MB (71687340 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 4462C) Works great after upgrading the fw of the IBM drive. Don't know about 320... -Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 13:12:11 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 13:12:09 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DE4037B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:12:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA21932; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:11:56 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231140539.04882cb0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:11:49 -0700 To: mjacob@feral.com From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: Comtrol RocketPort Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231015132.0451b1b0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org He's got 16-port PCI cards and some 16-port ISA cards. If someone's already applied the shims, that's great! Where's it hidden in the tree, though? I don't see it. (Might just be slow this morning.) --Brett At 02:59 AM 12/31/2000, Matthew Jacob wrote: >frobzit.feral.com > uname -a >FreeBSD frobzit.feral.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #4: Sat Dec 16 >14:59:01 PST 2000 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/FROBZIT i386 >frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep ocket >RocketPort0 = 8 ports >frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep rp >rp0: port 0x6000-0x603f irq 11 at device 18.0 on pci0 >rp0: driver is using old-style compatability shims >WARNING: driver rp should register devices with make_dev() (dev_t = >"#rp/0x10080") > >Aside from the whine about make_dev, I've been quite happy. And this is with >stuff in the tree- no need to grab something from the website. I assume that >4.2 would be the same. This is the 8 port PCI card. > >On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Brett Glass wrote: > >> I've gotten a request to upgrade an ISP's systems from FreeBSD 3.x to >> 4.2-STABLE. Unfortunately, he's using Comtrol RocketPort cards for his >> modems, and a check of the Comtrol site shows only drivers for 2.x and 3.x. >> Will I be able to get the cards working on 4.x? If not, he may have to >> forego the upgrade or toss out lots of hardware (which I'm sure would be >> expensive to replace).... >> >> --Brett >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 13:27:51 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 13:27:48 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from feral.com (feral.com [192.67.166.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC5FB37B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:27:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from beppo (beppo [192.67.166.79]) by feral.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA16510; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:27:44 -0800 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:27:44 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob Reply-To: mjacob@feral.com To: Brett Glass Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Comtrol RocketPort In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231140539.04882cb0@localhost> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org beppo.feral.com > locate rp.c|grep usr/src/sys /usr/src/sys/boot/common/interp.c /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/rp.c /usr/src/sys/netatalk/aarp.c /usr/src/sys/netatm/spans/spans_arp.c /usr/src/sys/netatm/uni/uniarp.c > He's got 16-port PCI cards and some 16-port ISA cards. > > If someone's already applied the shims, that's > great! Where's it hidden in the tree, though? > I don't see it. (Might just be slow this morning.) > > --Brett > > > > At 02:59 AM 12/31/2000, Matthew Jacob wrote: > > > >frobzit.feral.com > uname -a > >FreeBSD frobzit.feral.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #4: Sat Dec 16 > >14:59:01 PST 2000 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/FROBZIT i386 > >frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep ocket > >RocketPort0 = 8 ports > >frobzit.feral.com > dmesg|grep rp > >rp0: port 0x6000-0x603f irq 11 at device 18.0 on pci0 > >rp0: driver is using old-style compatability shims > >WARNING: driver rp should register devices with make_dev() (dev_t = > >"#rp/0x10080") > > > >Aside from the whine about make_dev, I've been quite happy. And this is with > >stuff in the tree- no need to grab something from the website. I assume that > >4.2 would be the same. This is the 8 port PCI card. > > > >On Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Brett Glass wrote: > > > >> I've gotten a request to upgrade an ISP's systems from FreeBSD 3.x to > >> 4.2-STABLE. Unfortunately, he's using Comtrol RocketPort cards for his > >> modems, and a check of the Comtrol site shows only drivers for 2.x and 3.x. > >> Will I be able to get the cards working on 4.x? If not, he may have to > >> forego the upgrade or toss out lots of hardware (which I'm sure would be > >> expensive to replace).... > >> > >> --Brett > >> > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 31 14:53:53 2000 From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 31 14:53:51 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51A9637B400 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:53:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA22581; Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:53:44 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231155257.04889230@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:53:35 -0700 To: mjacob@feral.com From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: Comtrol RocketPort Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <4.3.2.7.2.20001231140539.04882cb0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 02:27 PM 12/31/2000, Matthew Jacob wrote: > /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/rp.c Ah.... That's why I didn't find it. I was looking in the PCI directories. Thank you! --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message