Promise FastTrack SX4060 Driver

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xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:19 pm

Does anyone know where I can find the drivers for the RAID card? I have found a few download sites, however the links are broken! Any help finding compatiblity with my gentoo system would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

adaptr · Post by **adaptr** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:08 am

I'm sorry you got stuck with such a lousy "hardware" RAID card...

xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 6:11 am

so there's no way to support it?

Post by **dsd** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:11 pm

please post "lspci" and "lspci -n" output

xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 7:14 am

lspci
---------------------------
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] System Controller (rev 23)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-751 [Irongate] AGP Bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 15)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 06)
0000:00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 06)
0000:00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 10)
0000:00:09.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20621 (FastTrak S150 SX4/FastTrak SX4000 lite) (rev 01)
0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC AGP (rev 7a)

lspci -n
---------------------------
0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1022:7006 (rev 23)
0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1022:7007 (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 Class 0200: 8086:100e (rev 02)
0000:00:04.0 Class 0200: 8086:100e (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 Class 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 15)
0000:00:07.1 Class 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:07.2 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 06)
0000:00:07.3 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 06)
0000:00:07.4 Class 0c05: 1106:3057 (rev 10)
0000:00:09.0 Class 0104: 105a:6621 (rev 01)
0000:01:05.0 Class 0300: 1002:475a (rev 7a)

xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:50 pm

bump

anyone?

Post by **dsd** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:43 am

i think it is easy to patch the sata_sx4 driver to support it. is this a 4-port sata controller or ..?

xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:35 pm

no it is a 4 port eide controller.... it has support for both SuSE and Redhat..

Post by **dsd** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:10 am

try this patch on linux 2.6.12:

http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/sx4060.patch

and select the following driver in menuconfig:
-> Device Drivers
-> SCSI device support
-> SCSI low-level drivers
-> Serial ATA (SATA) support
-> Promise SATA SX4 support

DimensionX · Post by **DimensionX** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:32 am

hey i am working on fixing this same problem

dsd useing your patch line
+ .sht = &pdc_ata_sht,
i get error.. so well i changed to
to + .sht = &pdc_sata_sht,

and it builds but of course well it is not sata

.. i let it build just changeing that 1 thing
started linux up again and get

on (lspci)

0000:00:08.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20378 (FastTrak 378/SATA 378) (r
ev 02)
0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Inc. ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Cha
nnel I/O Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Gigabit Ethernet Controller (r
ev 13)
0000:00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ether
net Controller
0000:00:0d.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20621 (FastTrak S150 SX4/FastTra
k SX4000 lite) (rev 01)
0000:00:0e.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20267 (FastTrak100/U
ltra100) (rev 02)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev
80)

on (lspci -n)

0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1106:0282
0000:00:00.1 Class 0600: 1106:1282
0000:00:00.2 Class 0600: 1106:2282
0000:00:00.3 Class 0600: 1106:3282
0000:00:00.4 Class 0600: 1106:4282
0000:00:00.7 Class 0600: 1106:7282
0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1106:b188
0000:00:07.0 Class 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80)
0000:00:08.0 Class 0104: 105a:3373 (rev 02)
0000:00:09.0 Class 0401: 1412:1712 (rev 02)
0000:00:0a.0 Class 0200: 11ab:4320 (rev 13)
0000:00:0c.0 Class 0200: 100b:0020
0000:00:0d.0 Class 0104: 105a:6621 (rev 01)
0000:00:0e.0 Class 0180: 105a:4d30 (rev 02)
0000:00:0f.0 Class 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 Class 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 Class 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 Class 0601: 1106:3227
0000:00:18.0 Class 0600: 1022:1100
0000:00:18.1 Class 0600: 1022:1101
0000:00:18.2 Class 0600: 1022:1102
0000:00:18.3 Class 0600: 1022:1103
0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4e48
0000:01:00.1 Class 0380: 1002:4e68

on (dmesg)

libata version 1.11 loaded.
sata_promise version 1.01
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
sata_promise PATA port found
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000016200 ctl 0xFFFFC20000016238 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000016280 ctl 0xFFFFC200000162B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000016300 ctl 0xFFFFC20000016338 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata1: no device found (phy stat 00000000)
scsi0 : sata_promise
ata2: no device found (phy stat 00000000)
scsi1 : sata_promise
ATA: abnormal status 0x8 on port 0xFFFFC2000001631C
ata3: disabling port
scsi2 : sata_promise
sata_via version 1.1
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0 -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
PCI: Via IRQ fixup for 0000:00:0f.0, from 10 to 1
sata_via(0000:00:0f.0): routed to hard irq line 1
ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xC400 ctl 0xC002 bmdma 0xB000 irq 177
ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xB800 ctl 0xB402 bmdma 0xB008 irq 177
ata4: no device found (phy stat 00000000)
scsi3 : sata_via
ata5: no device found (phy stat 00000000)
scsi4 : sata_via
sata_sx4 version 0.7
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0d.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
ata6: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000140200 ctl 0xFFFFC20000140238 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata7: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000140280 ctl 0xFFFFC200001402B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata8: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000140300 ctl 0xFFFFC20000140338 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata9: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xFFFFC20000140380 ctl 0xFFFFC200001403B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 185
ata6: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:4b01 84:4000 85:3469 86:0801 87:4000 88:203f
ata6: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/100, 234441648 sectors:
ata6(0): applying bridge limits
ata6: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
scsi5 : sata_sx4
ata7: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:4b01 84:4000 85:3469 86:0801 87:4000 88:203f
ata7: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/100, 234441648 sectors:
ata7(0): applying bridge limits
ata7: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
scsi6 : sata_sx4
ata8: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7f01 84:4003 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4003 88:203f
ata8: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/100, 234441648 sectors: lba48
ata8(0): applying bridge limits
ata8: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
scsi7 : sata_sx4
ATA: abnormal status 0x8 on port 0xFFFFC2000014039C
ata9: disabling port
scsi8 : sata_sx4
Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD1200JB-00C Rev: 16.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD1200JB-00C Rev: 16.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Vendor: ATA Model: WDC WD1200JB-00G Rev: 08.0
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05
SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
/dev/scsi/host5/bus0/target0/lun0:<3>ata6: command timeout
ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata6: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sda: Current: sense key=0xb
ASC=0x47 ASCQ=0x0
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
ata6: command timeout
ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata6: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sda: Current: sense key=0xb
ASC=0x47 ASCQ=0x0
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
unable to read partition table
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi5, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write back
SCSI device sdb: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write back
/dev/scsi/host6/bus0/target0/lun0:<3>ata7: command timeout
ata7: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata7: called with no error (51)!
SCSI error : <6 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sdb: Current: sense key=0x3
ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x4
end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
ata7: command timeout
ata7: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata7: called with no error (51)!
SCSI error : <6 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sdb: Current: sense key=0x3
ASC=0x11 ASCQ=0x4
end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
unable to read partition table
Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi6, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sdc: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back
SCSI device sdc: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)
SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back
/dev/scsi/host7/bus0/target0/lun0:<3>ata8: command timeout
ata8: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata8: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
SCSI error : <7 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sdc: Current: sense key=0xb
ASC=0x47 ASCQ=0x0
end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0
ata8: command timeout
ata8: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
ata8: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
SCSI error : <7 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
sdc: Current: sense key=0xb
ASC=0x47 ASCQ=0x0
end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0
unable to read partition table
Attached scsi disk sdc at scsi7, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

when i boot it sees that info but kernel hangs and waits
i have not made any partitions on array

i have found online there is partial 2.6 driver on http://majestic.lugh.de/~fs/promise/index.html
is all this what is basically in the 2.6 kernel? i am just starting to look into what code is in kernel / what is in this file located on website
would like to know how that can be built .. let me know if that helps/if anyone makes progress

i would like to help find a solution for this it seems not to far away

Post by **dsd** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:56 am

ok, looks like it got close but not close enough. it detected 3 western digital 120GB hard disks which look like they are on your sx4060 controller but was unable to read anything (i.e. partition table or lack of one) from the disks.

the driver which promise provide is not the same as the one in the kernel, it is (mostly) closed source and seems to be unreliable on some hardware. as well as that, its only available for 2.4 (although it looks like some early 2.6 work is available on the site you linked to).

if you just want to get your controller up and running, you might be best going for 2.4 and trying the promise drivers. if you would like to help extend the open-source sata_sx4 driver for your card by testing more patches then let me know and i will contact the developer. (shouldnt be too much work, but depends when he can find the time...)

DimensionX · Post by **DimensionX** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 2:22 pm

I have just started building a data storage server.. my own personal project .. and decided to go with this promise sx4060 card
so now just have more challenge to that project (-;

so I am definitley up for testing .. and would have the time everyday to do so. testing for (if it works)/ speed / reliablility

xUltra · Post by **xUltra** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:49 am

I also bought the SX4060 card for a local network data storage server, and am willing to test it.

Post by **dsd** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:41 am

ok, please send me an email (dsd@gentoo.org) and we'll go from there

imp · Post by **imp** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:08 pm

Driver from the following site works, at least the one for 2.4.X kernels used with 2.4.32-hardened i installed on this Gentoo machine:

http://majestic.lugh.de/~fs/promise/index.html

Maybe I'll try out the 2.6 version later...

FishNiX · Post by **FishNiX** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:15 am

i also have this card and would love to get it working...

the above mentioned site seems to be down. anyone get this to work with 2.6 yet?

id be will to do some testing as well.

cheers!

sabbat · Post by **sabbat** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:14 am

Well bugger...i really wish i would have searched for these posts before removing windows from that server.

This is the first piece of hardware i've run into without linux support. kinda sucky if you ask me.

I though these were a fairly common card?? Surely they can't ALL be windows users, can they???

I'd really love to get this card going in Gentoo, make my boss eat his own words.

FishNiX · Post by **FishNiX** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:20 pm

it is supported under Redhat 9.0, and some older versions of SUSE and Turbo...

after getting frustrated, im running it under redhat 9, works like a champ. ive already built 2x250GB and 1x100GB encrypted containers which are mounted via loopback devices and shared out through SAMBA and NFS.

ive managed to copy a few hundred GIGs to it so far...

cheers!

sabbat · Post by **sabbat** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:58 am

I'd almost rather go back to windows than to Red Hat.
There's no way to get a Red Hat driver working on another distro??
I thought that was the whole idea of this Open Source Community. Share and share alike

Post by **dsd** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:34 am

on redhat, does it use the open source sata_sx4 driver, or have they hacked the closed source one into shape? check with "ls -l /sys/block/sda/device/driver" where sda is a sx4060-attached disk

FishNiX · Post by **FishNiX** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 3:26 pm

yeah, the problem is that promise doenst believe in that.... the drivers are proprietary binaries.

SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Promise FastTrak SX4000 Linux Driver Version 1.01.00.58 (8.Sep.2004)
FastTrak: Installed FastTrak SX4000 Local DIMM - 64MB
scsi0 : FastTrak SX4000
Vendor: Promise Model: 4 Disk RAID5 Rev: 1.10
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
SCSI device sda: 1171874880 512-byte hdwr sectors (600000 MB)
sda: sda1

radr · Post by **radr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:33 pm

sabbat my friend..

dont you give up on me bro.. im sure we can get an answer for you that doesnt require windows..
i wish promise would come around and let the fOSS community have the specs so a proper driver could be written

FishNiX · Post by **FishNiX** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:03 pm

well, redhat isnt (quite) windows, i sent promise an email regarding releasing the specs or new drivers for 2.6, but (not suprisingly) i havent heard back from them... ill be sure to buy a better card (ie from practically any vendor except promise) next time.

exklusve · Post by **exklusve** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:58 pm

I just got off the phone with an assclown from Promise...
When asking about drivers I pretty much got the responce "fuck you very much"

No ETA on any new drivers, etc, etc etc..........

FishNiX · Post by **FishNiX** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:27 pm

the assclowns are coming! the assclowns are coming!

<OT>
sorry i couldnt resist... speaking of assclowns, have any of you noticed how Oracle is becoming the M$ of the enterprise?

</OT>

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