Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 22:57:10 +0200 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: Chuck Tuffli <ctuffli@gmail.com> Cc: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Message-ID: <ccf177ce-e2dc-4d09-bec7-c13ada23e13d@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <CAKAYmMLkG-p4xXNq=O20PZs%2BMBU6_2nF6btLuotqNt0MAT7zeg@mail.gmail.com> References: <5a20f111-b2f5-c1a1-acdf-86df43d79ace@quip.cz> <20200416180705.GB39563@home.opsec.eu> <36c9c502-f9b6-fd3d-3ac2-80ab18f8d420@quip.cz> <37408503-c462-97fa-e702-f23fed366f83@nomadlogic.org> <fb05bd18-eb34-5744-930b-1f2d1a77142d@quip.cz> <CAKAYmMLkG-p4xXNq=O20PZs%2BMBU6_2nF6btLuotqNt0MAT7zeg@mail.gmail.com>
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Chuck Tuffli wrote on 04/16/2020 22:29: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:30 PM Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> wrote: >> >> Pete Wright wrote on 04/16/2020 20:23: >>> >>> >>> On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: >>>> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: >> >>> I would try booting via UEFI if you can. I just installed a laptop >>> yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the 12-STABLE >>> snapshot I used to boot from. no other modifications were necessary on >>> my end. >> >> I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12.1 installer >> ISO but without luck. Still no NVME disks :( >> >> You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb.co/tPnymL7 >> >> Anything more I can test? > > Fair warning, I don't deal much with Dell, but it's curious that iDrac > lists the device protocol as MI >> Device Protocol: NVMe-MI1.0 > > MI or the Management Interface is defined by NVMe, but it isn't the > same as a block interface. MI typically uses SMBUS and not PCIe to > communicate with the device. So it's possible that the device is > visible to iDrac via SMBUS but may not be on the PCIe bus for > $reasons. Does iDrac have any tools to interact with the device via > MI? iDRAC does not allow me to do anything with the drives. But I booted Linux SystemRescueCd and nvme devices are there visible in /dev/ printscreen https://ibb.co/sj22Nwg So I think the HW is OK, but FreeBSD does not recognize the controller? Kind regards Miroslav Lachman
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