Subject: Re: ide controller error
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Kurt J. Lidl <lidl@pix.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 10/12/2004 22:08:22
On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 11:31:12AM +1000, matthew green wrote:
> promise controllers have always been unstable on sparc64 in
> my experience.  there are a few posts on port-sparc64 including
> one from myself.  personally i suspect our promise-specific code
> but just moved the promise card into my G4 and have used a
> silicon image ATA100 IDE card, and current use a silicon image
> 3112 SATA card.  helps performance a lot :)

So, has anybody tried a 3114 SATAlink controller on a sparc64?  It
looks like the "right thing" to hook up a a terabyte or so of SATA
disk to a sparc, in a colo facility.  I'm curious if anybody
has used this combination...

Thanks.

-Kurt