Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:28:13 -0500 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Subject: Re: Support for Areca ARC-1300-4X on 8-STABLE? Message-ID: <86234537-4DCC-4EB6-A8D0-BABB68370D1A@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=cnXqh%2Bwz_Qsz2saNeLuWdQc9Vf1_QNf8rTPka@mail.gmail.com> References: <D7494E82-4424-4535-87F9-59FAC5A170B3@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <20101124053255.GA15123@icarus.home.lan> <F144E032-E803-48DE-8855-190B74DF3D84@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <AANLkTi=cnXqh%2Bwz_Qsz2saNeLuWdQc9Vf1_QNf8rTPka@mail.gmail.com>
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On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Xin LI wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> = wrote: >> Thanks for the link! I'm not sure whether "Fixed arcmsr driver = prevent arcsas support for Areca SAS HBA ARC13x0" in the "Bug fixes" = list is good news or bad news for me. It suggests that the arcmsr = driver has been fixed to prevent it attaching to the ARC-13X0 cards, = implying that it is not supported. This entry about OS support on the = Areca official page for the ARC-1300 product = (http://www.areca.us/products/sasnoneraid.htm) is also not inspiring: = "BSD/FreeBSD (will be available with 6Gb/s Host Adapter)." Does this = mean only their 6 Gb/s cards will be supported under FreeBSD, or that = support for the 3 Gb/s cards will appear alongside the 6 Gb/s cards, = whenever they are released? >=20 > The 6Gb/s cards are not released yet. The updated driver resolved a > conflict with the newer ARC13x0 cards, without it one will have to > update arcmsr(4) before installing the SAS card driver. So, to clarify, does this mean the 3 Gb/s ARC-1300 cards are not = currently supported under 8-STABLE? Or, are they supported by a = different driver to arcmsr (if so, which one?), but arcmsr must be = updated so it doesn't probe and claim the card instead? Cheers, Paul.
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