Re: SiI3531 SATA port multipler

On 12/03/2009 08:51, Alexander Motin wrote:
> Have you tried to enable verbose boot messages? It may give some
> additional info.

Yep, tried it, but the dmesg buffer filled up with stuff like this:

> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00050000
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000
> ata2: p0: connect status=00000000
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=27ms status=00010000
> ata2: p1: SIGNATURE=00000101
> ata2: siiprb_issue_cmd time=0ms status=00010000

and so on - probably about 50-100k of this sort of thing.  So I have no 
idea what happened at the start of the card initialisation process.

> Can you try to use AHCI controller present in your system instead of
> SiI? It may allow to differentiate SiI controller related problems from
> PM related ones.

I don't have a sata->esata cable handy.  However, I replaced the SiI3531 
with a JMB366 card, and have attached the results of a verbose boot.

> I am expecting to receive some PM hardware in a week or so, so I will be
> able to test it's support, at least with AHCI.

Oh cool.  Would you like remote access to my box, btw?  I might also be 
able to dig out an rs232 card somewhere for debugging.

Nick