Re: [gentoo-user] Silicon Image 3112 Raid Controller on Kernel 2.6.22 and 2.6.23 not working.

[Mark Shields]

On Dec 8, 2007 8:32 AM, David Relson <relson@×××××××××××××.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:57:06 +0100
> Norman Rieß wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > i am using a Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3112 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial
> > ATA Controller (rev 02) in a non-RAID configuration. Simply an an
> > SATA-Controller so to speak.
> > This worked fine ever since. But with the release of kernel 2.6.22 the
> > controller stopped working.
> >
> > Here is a picture of the errormessage when the kernel loads.
> >
> > http://www.smash-net.org/kernel2.6.23/kernel_sil_err.jpg
> >
> > I googled around and found, that quite a few people had problems with
> > SIL-Controllers. But none but one had this particular problem. This
> > guy apparently told  a kernel developer about this, who said he would
> > take a look at it.  So i waited till 3.6.23, but the problem still
> > persists.
> >
> > Here is my  kernel-config for 2.6.23:
> > http://www.smash-net.org/kernel2.6.23/config-kernel-2.6.23
> >
> > Maybe someone on this list has a fresh idea.
> >
> > Regards
> > Norman
>
>
> Hello Norman,
>
> I, too, have one of their controllers (identified by lspci as "RAID bus
> controller: Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0680 Ultra ATA-133 Host Controller
> (rev 02)".  It works ... kind of ...
>
> I bought it because my new AMD64 mobo has 1 ATA connector and I have 2
> ATA hard drives and a SONY DVD RW DRU-510A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive.
> When I tried to boot a LiveCD from the SONY, the kernel was read then
> reported "can't find cdrom device".  Not good!
>
> To upgrade to 64-bit gentoo, I had to recable my box so that my primary
> HD and the SONY were attached to the mobo.
>
> My rating of the SII card?  "OK -- sort of".
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
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>

Did you try changing the boot device?  I know some motherboards give an
option for PCI boot, or something to that effect.
-- 
- Mark Shields