Well, I suppose the current version of the scientific linux kernel does not
recognize the 3114 as kin to the 3112. So, I guess either I need to force
the kernel to load the driver with a few parameters, or use the spare LSI
Megaraid SATA cards I picked up to install the OS on. They are SI 3112, 64
bit PCI cards with a decent bios interface. Fortunately the cards are only
~30 dollars a piece.

Thanks for trying this out! I just arrived in Chicago last night for a few
weeks so I'll try to sort this problem out when I get back.

If I find a solution of how to get the stock 3.02 kernel to recognize the
3114 controller I'll let ya'll know. Otherwise I might try building an
errata boot kernel with a patch or two to make it work.

Thanks again!

Michael Joy
HEP - University of Mississippi
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-----Original Message-----
From: csieh [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:05 AM
To: Michael David Joy
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Subject: Re: Question about SATA support, or lack there of...

I have just booted Scientific Linux 3.0.2 x86_64 with the install cd on a
Athlon 64 system with Silicon Image 3112 and it saw it just fine.

I assume the code for 3114 is that same.

The code is in there, it was not left out.

-Connie Sieh

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Michael David Joy wrote:

> I was trying to install the x86_64 version, and the default build
> options are most likely different between the two i386 and x86_64
> versions.
>
> I know there is a few bug tracks in for low performance of this
> controller in the redhat support database, but it's supposed to be
> supported in update release 2 that's been out for some time now.
>
> Thanks for looking into this!
>
> Michael
> On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 15:25, csieh wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Michael David Joy wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > I have a question about sata support in SL R3.02.
> > >
> > > I just finished building 3 dual opteron boxes with 2048MB of mem in a
> > > NUMA config. The boards have silicon image 3114 chips for the 250GB
> > > drives in the systems, however it appears that sata_sil support was
left
> > > out of the scientific linux boot kernel. I believe Redhat Enterprise
> > > supports this chipset just fine, but somehow it got left out of this
> > > release's kernel build.
> >
> > I know the code is in the i386 kernel for at least some version of the
> > Silicon Image chips as I have installed from that.  The kernel is the
> > standard RedHat kernel recompiled.  I will research.
> >
> > -Connie Sieh
> >
> > >
> > > In other words, SL 3.02 won't install because it can't detect the sata
> > > controller. The boards are Tyan S2882 Thunder K8S Pro's R1.02.
> > >
> > > Can anyone comment on this? I've resorted to installing Fedora Core 2
> > > x86_64 for the time being and it is working perfectly. As we are going
> > > to build more systems like this, I'd like to know if there's any work
> > > being done on this. Admittedly I can probably build a custom kernel
and
> > > put it on a boot floppy to install SL, but this is a less than ideal
> > > solution. I'd like to have the kernel already built and on the dvd I'm
> > > using for installing without having to roll my own custom SL distro.
> > >
> > > I'm open to suggestions.
> > >
> > > Michael Joy
> > > HEP - University of Mississippi
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
>
>