Re: HighPoint RocketRAID 2320

[Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 06:51:47PM -0400, Mark Lord wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote:
> >Davíð Steinn Geirsson wrote:
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>I'm throwing this out here in the hopes that someone smarter than me has
> >>a simple solution - never hurts to be optimistic. :)
> >>
> >>I have a HighPoint controller, RocketRAID 2320 (8-port PCIe SATA 
> >>fakeraid). It is only supported by an ugly binary blob deceptively 
> >>labeled as an "open source driver" from HighPoint (rr232x). Looking at 
> >>the wrapper around the blob, it seems this driver claims only the 2320 
> >>and 2322 controllers:
> >>
> >>static const struct pci_device_id hpt_pci_tbl[] = {
> >>        {PCI_DEVICE(0x1103, 0x2320), 0, 0, 0},
> >>        {PCI_DEVICE(0x1103, 0x2322), 0, 0, 0},
> >>        {}
> >>};
> >>
> >>I've found that this controller contains a marvell 88SX6081 chip, which
> >>should be supported by the sata_mv driver. That driver claims device IDs
> >>2300 and 2310:
> >>        { PCI_VDEVICE(TTI, 0x2300), chip_7042 },
> >>        { PCI_VDEVICE(TTI, 0x2310), chip_7042 },
> >>
> >>So, ever hopeful, I tried adding the 2320 into the table:
> >>        { PCI_VDEVICE(TTI, 0x2320), chip_608x },
> >>
> >>When I do this, the kernel successfully probes the attached disks and
> >>their capacity, but immediately errors out and starts resetting the
> >>ports repeatedly.
> >..
> >
> >Send me a clear, in-focus detailed photograph of the board,
> >showing the chip markings very clearly.
> ..
> 
> Never mind -- found one here:
> http://www.taipeitradeshows.com.tw/downloads/2007051104030512475/RR2320.jpg
> 
> The SATA chip is clearly a 88SX6091-8CZ, which is a PCIX 8-port controller.
> Since it is sitting on a PCIe card, one must assume there's a PCIe-to-PCIX
> bridge hidden under that huge heatsink.

that's an awfully large heatsink, it would be interesting to find out
what is actually under it, in case there is some sort of processor
hidden here.

-- 
Ben

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