From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sat Apr 18 08:03:02 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC8DC2C0E04 for ; Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:03:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz) Received: from elsa.codelab.cz (elsa.codelab.cz [94.124.105.4]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49456s6tdSz3G5X for ; Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:03:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz) Received: from elsa.codelab.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by elsa.codelab.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ED0228434; Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:02:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from illbsd.quip.test (ip-62-24-92-232.net.upcbroadband.cz [62.24.92.232]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by elsa.codelab.cz (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8679628432; Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:02:55 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives To: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <35795c0723caa631c6fcb33b4c95e029@udns.ultimatedns.net> From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> Message-ID: <3e9ff104-bc09-bb50-a745-cb1e38e0984b@quip.cz> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:02:55 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0 SeaMonkey/2.49.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <35795c0723caa631c6fcb33b4c95e029@udns.ultimatedns.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49456s6tdSz3G5X X-Spamd-Bar: +++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz has no SPF policy when checking 94.124.105.4) smtp.mailfrom=SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz X-Spamd-Result: default: False [4.00 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[quip.cz]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.99)[0.989,0]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; IP_SCORE(0.81)[ip: (0.26), ipnet: 94.124.104.0/21(0.13), asn: 42000(3.56), country: CZ(0.09)]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[4.105.124.94.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.10.0]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(1.00)[0.999,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[000.fbsd@quip.cz,SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:42000, ipnet:94.124.104.0/21, country:CZ]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[000.fbsd@quip.cz,SRS0=FWDs=6C=quip.cz=000.fbsd@elsa.codelab.cz]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:03:02 -0000 Chris wrote on 04/18/2020 04:33: > On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:17:56 +0200 Miroslav Lachman 000.fbsd@quip.cz said > >> Chris wrote on 04/17/2020 05:51: >> > On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:57:21 -0700 Mel Pilgrim > >> list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com said >> > >> On 2020-04-16 12:30, Miroslav Lachman 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? >> >> >> >> Looking at server specs, the R6515's NVME support is only through >> the >> PERC S150 RAID controller.  If that's the case, I'm pretty sure >> you're >> out of luck.  The PERC S-series controllers are >> software-based RAID >> that require Dell's Windows or Linux drivers. >> You'd need a PERC >> H-series card to get support in FreeBSD. >> >> That's something I didn't expect at all. So there is nothing which can >> be fixed on FreeBSD side? :( >> >> >> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong? >> > As I mentioned. I was suspicious of this. He should be able to flash >> the > card, >> > making it a pass. I do a lot of them. If someone doesn't beat me to >> it. > I'll >> > dig through what I have, and see if I can't find the right image(s), >> and > program(s). >> >> This is rented dedicated machine. I cannot flash anything on it. > Apologies for the late reply. Unfortunately $JOB requires me to $WORK. :( > OK Given these are rentals. Probably the most I could supply for your > needs are images that allow you to poll, and change settings of the > controller(s). I have cd9660, and USB flash images of the utilities > for the 100-300 series HBAs as provided by LSI/AvGO. They boot to (MS)DOS, > or to an (U)EFI prompt. Having read what I can; the S150 controller is > Software controlled (likely explaining the "S" in it's model number), > and as > I understand it *shouldn't* require any flashing. As I also understand you > *should* be able to access control of it through UEFI configs. I *think* > accessed via F2. > Apologies if this comes too late, or you've already solved this. > If you're still interested in the management software I have for the > 100-300 > series. Let me know, and I'll attach a copy, or provide a link for you as > needed. As you already noticed Scott Long is helping me in current@ list. He thinks some devices are not probed during boot. I hope this problem can be solved by some "easy" patch. Thank you for your help! Miroslav Lachman