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From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] hp H222 SAS controller
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:48:02
Message-Id: 51DF3618.5010007@xunil.at
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] hp H222 SAS controller by Paul Hartman
1 Am 12.07.2013 00:38, schrieb Paul Hartman:
2 > On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger <lists@×××××.at> wrote:
3 >> Am 03.07.2013 00:42, schrieb Paul Hartman:
4 >>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger <lists@×××××.at> wrote:
5 >>>>
6 >>>> Does anyone use that controller with gentoo?
7 >>>>
8 >>>> If yes, which driver/module does support it?
9 >>>>
10 >>>> I ordered one for a server and did not really check the facts ;-)
11 >>>
12 >>> Looks like it uses the LSI SAS2008 chipset (basically LSI controller
13 >>> with HP branding), so you should enable kernel module mpt2sas
14 >>> (CONFIG_SCSI_MPT2SAS) and probably some other SAS-related options will
15 >>> be required as well if you don't already use them.
16 >>
17 >> lspci shows something else here:
18 >>
19 >>
20 >> # lspci | grep SATA
21 >> 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset
22 >> Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
23 >> 38:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9172 SATA
24 >> 6Gb/s Controller (rev 11)
25 >> 3d:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9172 SATA
26 >> 6Gb/s Controller (rev 11)
27 >>
28 >> so I have to look for Marvell stuff ... module "mv_sas" does not work
29 >> yet, no scsi-tape-device visible.
30 >
31 > Hmmm, even the data on HP's website says H222 uses LSI SAS2x08 chipset
32 > and mpt2sas driver. I think maybe those Marvell entries are
33 > SATA/eSATA ports on your motherboard. Or you don't have the same H222
34 > I am seeing online when I search. :)
35 >
36 > BTW that Marvell chipset should work with the ordinary kernel AHCI driver.
37
38 did some screwdriver engineering:
39
40 lspci -v > with-card.txt
41
42 poweroff; remove card
43
44 lspci -v > without-card.txt
45
46 vimdiff ...
47
48 interesting ... the diff is some block with "PCI bridge" only .. it
49 seems as if the card isn't detected at all.
50
51 The card has "hp" stickers on it and "SAS9205-4i4e" which googles as
52 HP222 ...
53
54 Stefan