[gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Dale]

Howdy,

I found this SATA card.  I've found it in several places so may not buy
from this vendor but this one has some nice pics of the card.  Also,
brands seem to vary too.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Syba-Marvell-88SE9235-Four-Port-SATA3-Controller-Card-SI-PEX40062-NEW/132845338557

I checked the kernel config options and see a Marvel driver that is
close but it doesn't list this particular chip.  However, some searching
leads me to believe it is supported.  Thing is, no one mentions what
driver they used for it to work, just that it did or they got it to work. 

Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes? 

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Michael Orlitzky]

On 11/30/18 8:15 PM, Dale wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
> stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes?
> 

Probably the standard "ahci" driver.

Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Scott Ellis]

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Yes, I have that card (well, the 2 internal/2 external port version).
Works fine with the AHCI driver on x86_64. No quirks needed, supports FIS,
etc.

   ScottE

On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 5:50 PM Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On 11/30/18 8:15 PM, Dale wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
> > stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes?
> >
>
> Probably the standard "ahci" driver.
>
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Dale]

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Hi,

I found the manufacturer website.  It says this card supports Hot Plug
and Hot Swap.  Have you ever did this?  If so, any problems?  I don't
know why but outside of USB, that sort of thing makes me nervous.  I'm
old school I guess.  Plugging things into a computer was always done
when the puter was off. 

Just curious.  Oh, I did order a card.  Now to figure out the situation
on a hard drive.  :/

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Scott Ellis wrote:
> Yes, I have that card (well, the 2 internal/2 external port version). 
> Works fine with the AHCI driver on x86_64. No quirks needed, supports
> FIS, etc.
>
>    ScottE
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 5:50 PM Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org
> <mailto:mjo@gentoo.org>> wrote:
>
>     On 11/30/18 8:15 PM, Dale wrote:
>     >
>     > Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
>     > stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes?
>     >
>
>     Probably the standard "ahci" driver.
>
>


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Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Scott Ellis]

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I haven't done hot-plug with it, so cannot vouch for that working or not.
I use one of the ESATA ports to go to a 4x external drive enclosure (so
using FIS), with spinning disks that are solely for backups (zfs
send/receive of snapshots), and two of the internal ports for SSDs in a
zpool.

   ScottE


On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found the manufacturer website.  It says this card supports Hot Plug and
> Hot Swap.  Have you ever did this?  If so, any problems?  I don't know why
> but outside of USB, that sort of thing makes me nervous.  I'm old school I
> guess.  Plugging things into a computer was always done when the puter was
> off.
>
> Just curious.  Oh, I did order a card.  Now to figure out the situation on
> a hard drive.  :/
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
> Scott Ellis wrote:
>
> Yes, I have that card (well, the 2 internal/2 external port version).
> Works fine with the AHCI driver on x86_64. No quirks needed, supports FIS,
> etc.
>
>    ScottE
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 5:50 PM Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
>> On 11/30/18 8:15 PM, Dale wrote:
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
>> > stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes?
>> >
>>
>> Probably the standard "ahci" driver.
>>
>>
>>
>

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Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Jack]

On 2018.12.03 21:59, Dale wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I found the manufacturer website.  It says this card supports Hot  
> Plug and Hot Swap.  Have you ever did this?  If so, any problems?  I  
> don't know why but outside of USB, that sort of thing makes me  
> nervous.  I'm old school I guess.  Plugging things into a computer  
> was always done when the puter was off. 

I don't have this card, but I have done a hot plug (and unplug) of an  
internal SATA drive several times, and it has worked for me without any  
issues.  Just remember to unmount anything before unplugging :-)

Jack

Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Dale]

Jack wrote:
> On 2018.12.03 21:59, Dale wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I found the manufacturer website.  It says this card supports Hot
>> Plug and Hot Swap.  Have you ever did this?  If so, any problems?  I
>> don't know why but outside of USB, that sort of thing makes me
>> nervous.  I'm old school I guess.  Plugging things into a computer
>> was always done when the puter was off. 
>
> I don't have this card, but I have done a hot plug (and unplug) of an
> internal SATA drive several times, and it has worked for me without
> any issues.  Just remember to unmount anything before unplugging :-)
>
> Jack
>


Thanks for the info.  My mobo supports it to but I still cut it off
before doing it.  Messing up a card isn't as big a deal as having a mobo
go out when one has only one puter.  Still, nice to know that others
have done it without problems.  Sort of moves it from theory to
reality.  lol

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Dale]

Dale wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I found this SATA card.  I've found it in several places so may not buy
> from this vendor but this one has some nice pics of the card.  Also,
> brands seem to vary too.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Syba-Marvell-88SE9235-Four-Port-SATA3-Controller-Card-SI-PEX40062-NEW/132845338557
>
> I checked the kernel config options and see a Marvel driver that is
> close but it doesn't list this particular chip.  However, some searching
> leads me to believe it is supported.  Thing is, no one mentions what
> driver they used for it to work, just that it did or they got it to work. 
>
> Does anyone have a card and know for sure that this works and is
> stable?  Also, any clues on what driver it takes? 
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-) 
>


I wanted to update this just in case someone comes along wanting a
answer for this question.  I have the card installed and this is what
lspci -k shows for the card. 


05:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9235 PCIe 2.0
x2 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9235 PCIe 2.0 x2
4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller
        Kernel driver in use: ahci

Someone mentioned they thought it used the ahci driver.  It seems that
is correct.  I have not used the card yet.  If one installs this card,
enabling that driver should get it to work. 

Thanks again.

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] SATA drive controller and Linux driver.

[Taiidan]

Ahh didn't see your reply.

Hook it up via your motherboards sata ports to check.

Those no name china brand controllers are almost always really shitty if
you want a nice but affordable HBA for SAS/SATA get on with an LSI 2008
chipset you got ripped off paying almost $40 for that junk I paid only
$30 for my LSI 2008 chipset HBA and it is great it also supports SATA
expanders. Look at the servethehome LSI 2008 topic for ebay keywords.