[nycbug-talk] 2x 3Ware Escalade 9500S-4LP SATA

[Isaac Levy]

Hey All,

Upbeat Update:

So it looks like it's n APIC issue, (GIANT_LOCKED).  I just  
recompiled the kernel without APIC support, and viola, it works-  
albiet without SMP.

Sad thing is, the machines I'm putting these cards in are dual Xeon  
rigs.

--
Ok, on Vinod's suggestion, I called 3Ware/AMCC support, and a *very*  
helpful person there took me through figuring out what firmware I  
had, and told me the new firmware fixes this problem.

With that, I need to update firmware and try installing/booting fresh  
again, but the 3Ware/AMCC KnowledgeLibrary site is downed with some  
DB error... (doh!)

So, with that, I'm done for the day- but looks like I almost have  
this issue solved, for now, with these cards.  Will keep everyone  
posted.

Rocket-
.ike







On Jan 3, 2006, at 6:15 PM, Charles Sprickman wrote:

> That doesn't look promising...
>
> I'm going to dig up Scott's email on the Adaptec stuff too so you  
> can get an idea of what some of the adaptec issues are (and so I  
> can find it myself and refresh my memory)...
>
> C
>
> On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Isaac Levy wrote:
>
>> Hey All,
>>
>> I emailed Vinod today, the original author of the twa(4) driver.
>>
>> Below is my status with the cards as well:
>>
>> Rocket-
>> .ike
>>
>>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Isaac Levy [mailto:ike at lesmuug.org]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:17 PM
>>>> To: vkashyap at FreeBSD.org
>>>> Subject: Status of twa(4) for AMCC's 3ware 9500S-4LP
>>>> Hello Vinod,
>>>> There has been a recent flurry of discussion about the twa(4)
>>>> driver on FreeBSD 6.0, using the AMCC/3ware 9500S-4LP.
>>>> http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/talk/2005-December/007424.html
>>>> --
>>>> In a nutshell, the cards won't boot using a RAID volume
>>>> install, outside of booting from Safe Mode.
>>>> The Error symptom is that during boot, the card keeps
>>>> resetting itself infinitely.
>>>> --
>>>> I have today compiled CURRENT to test, it didn't work.
>>>> I have also compiled/installed the drivers downloaded from
>>>> the 3Ware site, that didn't work either.
>>>> Q: Is the driver broken in the FreeBSD Source?
>>> Not that I know of.
>>>> Q: Is anyone actively maintaining the driver, now that the
>>>> 9550SX cards have come out?
>>> AMCC does actively maintain the driver.  I have moved out of being
>>> responsible for the driver though.  Please contact 3ware Support and
>>> they should help you.
>>>> Thank you for your time.
>>>> Best,
>>>> .ike
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