From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 22 05:45:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB9C916A41F for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sbruno@miralink.com) Received: from mazo.miralink.com (67.105.142.88.ptr.us.xo.net [67.105.142.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57C0743D5C for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:45:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sbruno@miralink.com) Received: from home-desk (pool-71-111-116-105.ptldor.dsl-w.verizon.net [71.111.116.105]) by mazo.miralink.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49C7536A0B; Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:45:08 -0800 (PST) From: Sean Bruno To: Daniel O'Connor In-Reply-To: <200511221449.16139.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <1132629660.4202.3.camel@home-desk> <200511221424.54872.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <1132632286.4202.7.camel@home-desk> <200511221449.16139.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:44:41 -0800 Message-Id: <1132638281.5202.3.camel@home-desk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 (2.2.3-2.fc4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VIA 8237 under FreeBSD 4.11 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:45:10 -0000 On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 14:49 +1030, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:34, Sean Bruno wrote: > > > In general it will probably work OK until you get an SATA PHY error and > > > then the whole PC will lock up because the OS isn't polling the error > > > register.. > > > > Bummer...Is this a general issue of the way 4.X handles SATA? I.e. > > Would the ICH5 work any better to your knowledge? > > 4.x doesn't handle SATA per se, it doesn't really know anything about it > unless you try dougb's patches (I think). > > I would strongly suggest migrating ASAP so you don't get stuck with [more] > poorly supported hardware. > > Or you could try staying with PATA drives, but it's a losing battle - you will > be hard pressed to find a new PC for which the devices are properly > supported. (eg stuff like onboard ethernet) > /me groans...patches eh? I'm not a BSD guy by trade...Could you tell me who Doug B is? and point me to the "patches" ... I want to at least see if my application(which is seriously I/O bound) can be assisted by increasing the speed of the drive's access. SCSI is just too expensive for the stuff I want to do. Sean P.S. But, if all else fails, FreeBSD 6 looks like the direction I need to go anyway.