Subject: Re: PCI SATA Controllers
To: None <netbsd@left.wing.org>
From: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@gmx.info>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/23/2004 10:13:08
> What are people using/recommending for a well-supported, reasonable 
> performing PCI (32 bit, 33 MHz) SATA card for NetBSD these days?  I'm 
> probably not willing to run -current on the machine in question, but 
> I'm happy to run 2.0 (or the latest release candidate).  I do not need 
> or want hardware RAID; I probably only need two channels (i.e., 2 
> drives), but I'm interested in considering a 4-channel controller.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 	--Ed
> 
> 
Hej Ed,

I'm using a 3Ware Escalade controller without any Problems.

twe0 at pci2 dev 3 function 0: 3ware Escalade
twe0: interrupting at irq 9
twe0: 2 ports, Firmware FE7S 1.05.00.065, BIOS BE7X 1.08.00.048
twe0: Monitor ME7X 1.01.00.038, PCB Rev5    , Achip 3.20    , Pchip 1.30-66
twe0: port 0: WDC WD1200JD-00GBB0                      114473 MB
twe0: port 1: WDC WD1200JD-00GBB0                      114473 MB
ld0 at twe0 unit 0: TwinStor, status: Normal
ld0: 111 GB, 14593 cyl, 255 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 234439600 sectors

Kernel is 2.0E 

Regards, Zafer.