On Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 11:29:25AM +0100, Christopher J. Ruwe via smartos-discuss wrote:
> I am trying to run SmartOS on a Supermicro Atom S1260 board. I have > circumvented the USB 3.0 problem using the serial console over > ethernet feature (IMPI/SoL). Trying to install, however, fails, > because all connected disks are invisible on the USB-booted machine. > > The board in question > (http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/ATOM/X9/X9SBAA-F.cfm) > has a Marvell 88SE9230 SATA3 controller which I suspect to be the > problem. The SATA controller works fine on pfSense 2.1 (FreeBSD 8.3) > and later FreeBSD flavours. > > Can someone verify my suspicion or does somebody have an idea how to > get SmartOS working on that machine? The way to test your hypothesis is to identify your disk controller in the output of prtconf -v and/or -d and/or -d. You will then be able to tell whether ahci (presumably) or any other driver has attached. If no driver attached, you need to figure out whether ahci needs additional aliases (i.e., the device presents a compatible AHCI interface) or a new driver is required. If a driver did attach, you'll want to check that driver's state and perhaps see if it logged any messages or generated any ereport telemetry ("fmdump -eV"). At the conclusion of this process you will know why your disks are not visible and what, broadly speaking, would be required to fix that. Some people seem to think that the mere presence of a USB 3 controller on the system is sufficient to induce arbitrary other problems independent of USB not working. I do not have experience either way on this. It's unlikely, but not impossible. If at all possible, disable the USB devices to rule this out. ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
