My best advice would be an older LSI/Broadcom HBA which can be found pretty cheap on eBay these days.
The 9300-8i chip would be a solid starting point. On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM Alessandro Baggi < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > This is my feedback about the Silverstone ECS06 SATA controller. > I'm receiving many problem using the controller. After some days it > generated many problems: > > 1) Slowdown system boot and the system latency is bad. > 2) There is a bug in the driver about device enumeration. The controller > has 6 sata port but it enumerates until 36. > 3) This is a minor problem and fixable. I attached the controller on > PCI-E 2x and all devices like network adapters are renamed so all > network configuration was broken and it should be re-done. > 4) It created some conflicts with my NVIDIA GPU at the point that I > unplugged the GPU because during every boot it freezed during driver > loading. > 5) UEFI problem. I receive on boot a bad message from BIOS/UEFI like this: > > "GPT header corruption has been detected, please check SATA mode > setting in BIOS Setup, or you can use [Boot Sector (MBR/GPT) Recovery > Policy] item under [Boot Configuration] page to recovery GPT Headers" > > I checked settings in the BIOS and SATA MODE was correct (AHCI). No > other option configurable for this devices. The only workaround is > change the recovery policy to Auto. With this config the problem > disappear but all others not. > > I don't know if this is a faulty controller, a driver problem or > whatever. I tried several configuration and several PCI-E slot but > nothing helped this controller to work as expected. Removed the > controller and all problem vanished. > > In my case I don't recommended it. > > My 2 cents. > > Best regards. > > Il 22/01/24 15:09, Alessandro Baggi ha scritto: > > Hi, > > Today I installed the ECS06 Silverstone sata controller and it seems to > > work. > > > > Thank you for your advice. > > > > Best regards. > > > > Alessandro. > > > > Il 22/01/24 02:55, Pawel Suchanecki ha scritto: > >> Hi Alessandro, > >> > >> The easiest way to check is by searching for "ASM1166" in the AHCI > >> kernel driver. You can do this on the GitHub repository for the Linux > >> kernel: > >> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/ata/ahci.c > >> <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/ata/ahci.c>. I > >> found that the driver does indeed support ASM1166. > >> > >> I couldn't locate the exact patch that introduced this change in the > >> kernel source. However, there's a good chance that it is supported in > >> the latest releases, as people have been discussing it on the internet. > >> > >> Regarding recommendations and stability, I came across a related > >> thread that might interest you. They mention firmware updates as well: > >> > https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/46589-unexpected-disk-errors-seen-with-pcie-card-when-adding-more-than-2-disks/ > < > https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/46589-unexpected-disk-errors-seen-with-pcie-card-when-adding-more-than-2-disks/ > >. > >> > >> I hope this helps! > >> > >> p.s. if you need that, I can double-check our kernel sources tomorrow > >> for you. > >> > >> Pawel > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Pawel Suchanecki > >> Evangelist / AlmaLinux.org > >> > >> The open-source EL: long-term stability trusted by top organizations. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 5:37 PM Alessandro Baggi > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> I need to buy a SATA3 PCI-E 3.0 2x controller with 4 or 6 port. > >> It will be installed on my workstation. I need to use AlmaLinux or > at > >> least Fedora. > >> > >> Actually I found this: > >> > >> > >> https://www.silverstonetek.com/it/product/info/expansion-cards/ECS06/ > >> <https://www.silverstonetek.com/it/product/info/expansion-cards/ECS06/> > >> > >> but I can't determine if it is supported by the kernel. The > >> chipset is > >> ASMedia ASM1166 (AHCI). I can't find good results on google search. > >> > >> How I can check if the controller is supported? > >> > >> If not what controller do you suggest? > >> > >> Thank you in advance. > >> Alessandro. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> AlmaLinux Users mailing list -- [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > _______________________________________________ > AlmaLinux Users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Jonathan Wright AlmaLinux Foundation Mattermost: chat <https://chat.almalinux.org/almalinux/messages/@jonathan>
