From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 14 14:34:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C13B316A41C for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:34:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonathan@fluent.ltd.uk) Received: from smtp001.apm-internet.net (smtp001.apm-internet.net [62.3.206.146]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4ED0E43D5C for ; Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:34:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonathan@fluent.ltd.uk) Received: (qmail 7901 invoked from network); 14 Jun 2005 14:34:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO JONATHAN) (62.3.196.98) by smtp001.apm-internet.net with SMTP; 14 Jun 2005 14:34:50 -0000 Message-ID: <003401c570ee$38190ba0$62c4033e@JONATHAN> From: "Jonathan Gilpin" To: "Dean Hamstead" References: <003601c570d3$8f51cbc0$62c4033e@JONATHAN> <42AEEA86.9010906@bong.com.au> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:34:49 +0100 Organization: Fluent Ltd MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netcell SyncRaid SR3000/SR5000 FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:34:54 -0000 The card is brand new. They are suggesting FreeBSD's card support is ancient. Jonathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Hamstead" To: "Jonathan Gilpin" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 3:32 PM Subject: Re: Netcell SyncRaid SR3000/SR5000 FreeBSD > can you get it running on another system? then just > dd the drive to an image, copy it someplace then mount > it and extract the data. > > if its really ancient, why are you running it on a > really brand new piece of hardware? hence my assumption > you just want data off it. > > old scsi raid cards with better support are dirt cheap > on ebay. mylex's etc got for ~au$30 and do hardware scsi > (not sure which scsi level). > > Dean > > Jonathan Gilpin wrote: >> Hi've aquired a Netcell sync raid card and I've tried to install FreeBSD >> 5.4 on it. >> Its the amd64 branch. When the machine boots I get errors like this: >> >> Failure - SETFEATURES SET TRANSFER timed out >> >> The raid array does appear to be detected however when I use the fisk >> utility durring the installation it complains about the drive geometry. >> >> FreeBSD detects: Cyl/Hd/Sect 94415/255/63 >> >> The utility suggests using 911534/104/16 I agree to this and it then says >> that this suggest geometry is invalid. I continue and when it comes to >> make the new file system it gives the time out errors above and then >> complains >> it cannot write to the disk. >> >> Communication with Netcell produced the following: >> >> "I wanted to give you an update about the drive geometry value question. >> I spoke with our CTO today, and he indicates that drive geometry values >> are an old style of extremely low level calls to the hard drive that are >> no longer used by most modern operating systems, who now generally use >> LBA addressing. If FreeBSD is trying to make drive geometry calls >> through the generic hard drive driver to our card, we will be unable to >> translate them appropriately. If this is correct, than in order to work >> on FreeBSD we would need to write a driver that will be able to >> translate the calls appropriately, as indicated in this documentation >> about SCSI controllers >> http://www.infran.ru/TechInfo/BSD/handbook116.html. >> " >> >> my questions... >> >> I really need to get this card working on FreeBSD. Is there anyone on >> this list who can give me some guidence as to what information Netcell >> would need to produce this driver? Are there any coders working with >> FreeBSD >> that would help produce this driver? Are there any work arounds or quick >> fixes that can be tried to get things working? >> >> >> Jonathan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> > > -- > WWW: http://dean.bong.com.au LAN: http://www.bong.com.au > EMAIL: dean@bong.com.au or djzort@bong.com.au > ICQ: 16867613 >