Intel X58 eSATA port ?

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 07:23:19PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote:
> 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 

Soren was asking for controller cards which have this chip on board
before he stopped working on the ATA/SATA stuff. Specific because of
ESATA support I believe. So it might just not work with the current
driver.


-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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