Re: LSI supported mps(4) driver available

On 3 April 2012 23:12, Gary Palmer <gpalmer_at_freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 10:52:25PM +0930, Matt Thyer wrote:
> > I forgot to mention that I'm still having problems after this phase 11
> > firmware upgrade with the 6 Gbps drive being kicked out of the raidz2
> with
> > write errors (even though a SMART full surface test says the drive is
> OK).
> >
> > This leads me to think that both the old and new drivers have a problem
> > with the 6 Gbps WD20EARX-00P AB51 drive.
> >
> > Now that the 6 Gbps drive is on the Intel SATA controller things seem OK
> > but it's a bit early to tell.
> >
> > Stay tuned!
>
> I think you should contact either SuperMicro or LSI and open a support
> case as it looks like there could be a problem with either the controller
> or the firmware when presented with mixed speed devices.  Either way I
> think
> this needs to be escalated to the manufacturer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary
>

I'm now having no problems since moving the SATA 3 drive to the on board
Intel controller.
I'll try to report this to Super Micro & LSI.