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

On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 01:27:04PM +0100, Sevan / Venture37 wrote:
> On 05/07/2010 14:02, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> >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
> 
> Isn't it a good idea to use a separate controller on Blade 100 due
> to the lack of DMA support on the onboard IDE controller (disabled
> because buggy??)?

Yes, but if you want to be able to boot from it, you need a card with
an OpenFirmware firmware (not a PC BIOS) on it. Otherswise it won't show 
up in openfirmware.
-- 
Matthieu Herrb