Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:20:41 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Vinod Kashyap <vkashyap@amcc.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [freebsd-amd64] Possible 3ware 8506-12 SATA Controller issues... Message-ID: <20040622232041.GC51951@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0406220731040.5960@sql01.internal.mikehost.net> References: <200406220057.29846.Peter_Losher@isc.org> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0406220731040.5960@sql01.internal.mikehost.net>
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Vinod, As the FreeBSD 3Ware driver maintainer can you address these driver concerns on AMD64 hardware [in 64-bit mode]? thanks, -- David On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 07:36:56AM -0700, mike wrote: > I had nearly the exact same card and setup - dual opteron, freebsd-amd64, > 5.2.1-REL, 8506-8 card. > > When I called 3ware the guy told me AMD64 support for FreeBSD would be in > their 9000 series of cards - so I sent back my 8506-8 and got a 9500S-8. > BNesides for the hardware and BIOS improvements, they also did come out > with a driver as well. I could not get it to work loaded in the kernel and > kernel modules do not work for AMD64 yet. SO right now I have an email out > to the guys there asking if they can help me out. > > Apparently they only tested it for FreeBSD 4.9 and 5.1. However, they did > mention that support for the 8500 series and FreeBSD 5/amd64 would be much > later in the summer or year. Further reason why I took the hassle to RMA > the 8500 card and get the 9500S. > > My kernel also recognized the old card, even though the 3ware tech guy > said "that is not supported properly, it might see it, but it won't work > good" - the driver might work halfway, but you're also missing out on all > the 3dm utils and whatnot, which are important to the maintenance of your > array. The newest drivers for the 9500 series include all that - so they > are providing properly supported stuff for our platform now, if only I can > get it to work with a 5.2.x series kernel. > > I'd like to try it out as a kernel module, but kernel modules don't > work yet in 5.2.x/AMD64. 3ware told me they need to get someone else > involved to work on the kernel driver issue too... > > So I've been patient waiting for them to help. > > Email me back with any questions. I can give you my contact there so there > can be an additional person bugging him for status on this. =) > > Hope this helps! > - mike > > > On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Peter Losher wrote: > > > So I am tracking down a possible controller issue with a dual-Opteron > > system (running the amd64 port - 5.2.1-REL branch) which has a 3ware > > 8506-12 SATA controller controlling 1.2TB of disk space. > > > > While the system iself is nice, under sustained high disk I/O, the system > > randomly locks up hard. (requires a hard reset) > > > > In trying to diagnose the problem I noticed the kernel recognises it as a > > 12 channel controller (albiet from the 7000 series): > > > > -=- > > % grep twe /var/run/dmesg.boot > > twe0: <3ware 7000 series Storage Controller. Driver version 1.50.00.000> > > port 0x8c00-0x8c0f mem 0xfb800000-0xfbffffff,0xfc7ffc00-0xfc7ffc0f irq > > 29 at device 1.0 on pci1 > > twe0: 12 ports, Firmware FE7S 1.05.00.063, BIOS BE7X 1.08.00.048 > > -=- > > > > When we took delivery of the system late last year, the 12 channel > > version of the 8506 card was so new you had to run 5.2-RC2 to get a > > version of the twe driver to support it. Have there been changes to the > > driver since then to better support this card? > > > > (Of course the problem may be elsewhere, the MB, CPU(s), memory... The > > joys of HW debugging) Side note I have noticed that I can install 5.2.1 > > on the box and update to the latest patch level, but subequent 'make > > buildworld's usually dies randomly on a signal 4 error. > > > > Best Wishes - Peter > > -- > > Peter_Losher@isc.org | ISC | OpenPGP Key E8048D08 | "The bits must flow > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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