From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 2 09:48:32 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CC801065672 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2011 09:48:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jau@jau.iki.fi) Received: from jau.iki.fi (ip193-64-26-117.cust.eunet.fi [193.64.26.117]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC84C8FC1B for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2011 09:48:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jau.iki.fi (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jau.iki.fi (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id p929mSKm002454 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2011 12:48:28 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from jau@jau.iki.fi) Received: (from jau@localhost) by jau.iki.fi (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id p929mSsU002452 for questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 2 Oct 2011 12:48:28 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from jau) Message-Id: <201110020948.p929mSsU002452@jau.iki.fi> To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 12:48:28 +0300 (EEST) From: jau@iki.fi (Jukka A. Ukkonen) Sender: jau@iki.fi Latin-Date: dies Solis II Octombrie a.d. MMXI Organization: Private person OS-Platform: FreeBSD Phone: +358-9-6215280 (home) / +358-500-606671 (gsm) Content-Conversion: prohibited X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25+pgp] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (jau.iki.fi [127.0.0.1]); Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:48:28 +0300 (EEST) Cc: Subject: FreeBSD 9 on an AMD64 with an LSI SAS controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jau@iki.fi List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:48:32 -0000 Greetings all, Roughly a week ago I sent to this mailing list a question about problems with installing FreeBSD 9 on an AMD64 system. It seems that I now know the reason why booting from the install CD failed. When buying the system I had not paid enough attention to the fact that the SAS controller on the motherboard is a new LSI SAS2008-IR which would need the mps driver. I had been assuming that since there is an LSI controller on the motherboard the older mpt driver should work. The mps driver, which would be needed for the SAS2008 series is still relatively new work in progress, is apparently not part of the GENERIC kernel used for the install kits. The next obvious question in my mind is: "Are these new SAS2008 series controllers now becoming common as the default SAS chips on motherboards?" If so, until the mps driver matures enough it might be better for everybody to check before selecting a motherboard that the SAS controller on it will work with the older mpt driver. Cheers, // jau .--- ..- -.- -.- .- .- .-.-.- ..- -.- -.- --- -. . -. / Jukka A. Ukkonen, Oxit Ltd, Finland /__ M.Sc. (sw-eng & cs) (Phone) +358-500-606-671 / Internet: Jukka.Ukkonen(a)Oxit.Fi / Internet: jau(a)iki.fi v .--- .- ..- ...-.- .. -.- .. .-.-.- ..-. .. + + + + My opinions are mine and mine alone, not my employers. + + + +