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.