Re: Intel X58 eSATA port ?

At 06:21 PM 3/21/2009, Ulf Zimmermann wrote:
> >
> > Nothing in the BIOS for the eSATA port other than "IDE/RAID" or
> > "enable/disable". Its set to IDE and enabled.
> >
> > >Don't you have any datasheet for this device?
> >
> > No, its just a generic Intel branded board (Intel DX58SO)
> >
> > >Also a bit strange for me this messages:
> > >ata0 at port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 irq 14 on isa0
> > >ata0: reset tp1 mask=00 ostat0=ff ostat1=ff
> > >ata0: [MPSAFE]
> > >ata0: [ITHREAD]
> > >ata1 at port 0x170-0x177,0x376 irq 15 on isa0
> > >ata1: reset tp1 mask=00 ostat0=ff ostat1=ff
> > >ata1: [MPSAFE]
> > >ata1: [ITHREAD]
> > >channels 0 and 1 are legacy ATA channels. A bit strange to see them
> > >when AFAIK there is no PATA support on ICH10. If it is not a parts
> > >of Marvell, then I have no idea what is this.
> >
> > Interesting, pciconf shows it as sata
> >
> > 0[i7]# pciconf -lvc
> > hostb0_at_pci0:0:0:0:      class=0x060000 card=0x4f538086
> > chip=0x34058086 rev=0x12 hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     class      = bridge
> >     subclass   = HOST-PCI
> >     cap 00[40] = unknown
> > atapci0_at_pci0:6:0:0:     class=0x01018f card=0x4f538086
> > chip=0x612111ab rev=0xb2 hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd)'
> >     device     = '6121 SATA2 Controller'
> >     class      = mass storage
> >     subclass   = ATA
> >     cap 01[48] = powerspec 2  supports D0 D1 D3  current D0
> >     cap 05[50] = MSI supports 1 message
> >     cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 legacy endpoint
>
>I would try to run it as RAID, as per the technical product spec from
>Intel it supports running single non-raid configs.

No difference, the dmesg looks the same with RAID enabled

atapci0: <Marvell 88SX6121 UDMA133 controller> port 
0x2018-0x201f,0x2024-0x2027,0x2010-0x2017,0x2020-0x2023,0x2000-0x200f 
mem 0xe1100000-0xe11003ff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci6
atapci0: [ITHREAD]
ata2: <ATA channel 0> on atapci0
ata2: [ITHREAD]

atapci0_at_pci0:6:0:0:     class=0x01048f card=0x4f538086 
chip=0x612111ab rev=0xb2 hdr=0x00
     vendor     = 'Marvell Semiconductor (Was: Galileo Technology Ltd)'
     device     = '6121 SATA2 Controller'
     class      = mass storage
     subclass   = RAID
     cap 01[48] = powerspec 2  supports D0 D1 D3  current D0
     cap 05[50] = MSI supports 1 message
     cap 10[e0] = PCI-Express 1 legacy endpoint


0[i7]# atacontrol list
ATA channel 0:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 1:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 2:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 3:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 4:
     Master:  ad8 <ST380811AS/3.AAE> SATA revision 1.x
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 5:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 6:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 7:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
ATA channel 8:
     Master:      no device present
     Slave:       no device present
0[i7]#

         ---Mike