Re: sili(4) on Sparc64 (Blade 100)

Hi,

sparc 100 and 150 have an internal bay for a 2nd hd which is managed by the
same controller, why don't you fist use that one? it's just matter of adding
an IDE cable to the correct sockets (beware, there are two, the right one is
a bit more hidden, pls refer to the sparc 100/150 service manual).

I did it myself and it works like hell :)
Ciao



On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 7:56 PM, E. L. Evans V <[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I'm trying to expand internal storage in a Blade 100, most recently
> running 4.6, will jump to 4.7 if that helps.
>
> The firmware for the internal native PATA controller is of course
> limited to 120G.
>
> I am looking to add one or more additional large disks internally and I
> do not need to boot from them.
>
> Some reading suggests that a Silicon Image PCI (or PCI-E ?) adapter to
> use sili(4) may or should work.  Of course I'm limited to PCI on this box.
>
> I am using a SYBA SD-SATA2-2E2I PCI SATA II Controller Card PCI-X/PCI
> SATA card sporting a Silicon Image 3124 device.  I have tried the card
> in the upper and lower slots, and tried both internal drive connectors
> on the card.  The Blade has OBP 4.0.45 currently.
>
> Pre and post hardware installation inspection (manual and diff) of dmesg
> and eeprom -p output doesn't show anything new or unidentifiable.
>
> I cannot at the moment test the card elsewhere, so I suppose I've a duff
> card or I've misread and it simply isn't supported.
>
> Has anyone done something similar as I am attempting?
>
> Thanks.