[gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[Matthias Langer]

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Has anyone here experiences with eSATA Cards for a MAC Pro running
Gentoo? I've already tried two cards ([1], [2]). Both work fine in
connection with normal PC hardware, but they are not recognized by the
kernel (or even lspci) on the MAC Pro.

Thanks in advance,
Matthias

[1]: http://tinyurl.com/qwxdza
[2]: Adaptec with Silicon Image Chipset

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Re: [gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am Montag 14 September 2009 09:20:08 schrieb Matthias Langer:
> Has anyone here experiences with eSATA Cards for a MAC Pro running
> Gentoo? I've already tried two cards ([1], [2]). Both work fine in
> connection with normal PC hardware, but they are not recognized by the
> kernel (or even lspci) on the MAC Pro.

Did you try to boot with some LiveCD and run lspci (-vv) from there?

Bye...

	DIrk

Re: [gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[Matthias Langer]

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On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 17:54 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
> Am Montag 14 September 2009 09:20:08 schrieb Matthias Langer:
> > Has anyone here experiences with eSATA Cards for a MAC Pro running
> > Gentoo? I've already tried two cards ([1], [2]). Both work fine in
> > connection with normal PC hardware, but they are not recognized by the
> > kernel (or even lspci) on the MAC Pro.
> 
> Did you try to boot with some LiveCD and run lspci (-vv) from there?
> 

No, I didn't... maybe I should try it on the weekend (I don't have
physical access to the box I'm talking about right now.), although I
doubt that it will make a difference.

Thanks,
Matthias

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Re: [gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[Stroller]

On 14 Sep 2009, at 08:20, Matthias Langer wrote:

> Has anyone here experiences with eSATA Cards for a MAC Pro running
> Gentoo? I've already tried two cards ([1], [2]). Both work fine in
> connection with normal PC hardware, but they are not recognized by the
> kernel (or even lspci) on the MAC Pro.

Hi Matt,

I'm not an expert on the vagaries of MacPro hardware, which after all  
uses EFI instead of a BIOS, but are you using the same kernel  
configuration with the MacPro as you are on the PC that is working?

I would *expect* these to work. Is it possible you're using a kernel  
that's configured specifically for Mac hardware, and that merely omits  
the drivers for card. I'd really expect that compiling in the modules  
for the cards would make them work.

We can perhaps be more help if you post the .config (`zcat /proc/ 
config.gz > file`) for both machines & the output of `dmesg` (with the  
cards fitted).

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] MAC Pro eSATA Card

[Matthias Langer]

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On Tue, 2009-09-15 at 00:04 +0100, Stroller wrote:
> On 14 Sep 2009, at 08:20, Matthias Langer wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone here experiences with eSATA Cards for a MAC Pro running
> > Gentoo? I've already tried two cards ([1], [2]). Both work fine in
> > connection with normal PC hardware, but they are not recognized by the
> > kernel (or even lspci) on the MAC Pro.
> 
> Hi Matt,
> 
> I'm not an expert on the vagaries of MacPro hardware, which after all  
> uses EFI instead of a BIOS, but are you using the same kernel  
> configuration with the MacPro as you are on the PC that is working?

As far as the eSATA Cards are affected the configuration should be
identical. I fear that it has something to do with EFI.

> I would *expect* these to work. Is it possible you're using a kernel  
> that's configured specifically for Mac hardware, and that merely omits  
> the drivers for card. I'd really expect that compiling in the modules  
> for the cards would make them work.
> 

Unfortunately it doesn't. I've manually loaded the module that is
responsible for the card on ordinary PC hardware on the MAC - without
success.

> We can perhaps be more help if you post the .config (`zcat /proc/ 
> config.gz > file`) for both machines & the output of `dmesg` (with the  
> cards fitted).
> 

I'm going to do this on the weekend, as right now, I don't have physical
access to the box I'm talking about, and the eSATA card is currently not
built in.

Thanks,
Matthias

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