3ware 9800S support..

I'm running the latest beta 4.5b13 and I know the kernel supports the drives. I can see them when I want to configure the array, but once that is done I cannot start the array.

Is there something that I am missing or does Unraid need something else compiled in to it to get the next step?

All disks were cleared using the preclear script first.

Thanks

Aaron

I'm running the latest beta 4.5b13 and I know the kernel supports the drives. I can see them when I want to configure the array, but once that is done I cannot start the array.

Is there something that I am missing or does Unraid need something else compiled in to it to get the next step?

All disks were cleared using the preclear script first.

 

Thanks

Aaron

A copy of your syslog AFTER you assign the drives and press the "Start" button is needed.  A screen shot of the main management page might help too. or at least explain what you see.  (and what you don't see that you expected)

Instructions on how to post a syslog under Troubleshooting in the wiki.

Joe L.

The big thing I see is the HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

I have attached the whole syslog.  I couldn't find much on this or the super.dat errors.

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower emhttp: shcmd (47): modprobe md-mod super=/boot/config/super.dat slots=8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 >>/var/log/go 2>&1

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: md: unRAID driver 0.95.3 installed

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: md: could not read superblock from /boot/config/super.dat

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: md: initializing superblock

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: md: import disk0: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: mdcmd (2): set md_num_stripes 1280

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: mdcmd (3): set md_write_limit 768

Dec  9 19:43:25 Tower kernel: mdcmd (4): set md_sync_window 288

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower emhttp: shcmd (48): rmmod md-mod >>/var/log/go 2>&1

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: unRAID driver removed

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower emhttp: shcmd (49): modprobe md-mod super=/boot/config/super.dat slots=8,0,8,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 >>/var/log/go 2>&1

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: unRAID driver 0.95.3 installed

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: could not read superblock from /boot/config/super.dat

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: initializing superblock

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: import disk0: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: import disk1: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: mdcmd (2): set md_num_stripes 1280

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: mdcmd (3): set md_write_limit 768

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: mdcmd (4): set md_sync_window 288

syslog

main page

disk_mgmt

as you discovered, the error is that your disk interface card does not support the ioctl call HDIO_GET_IDENTITY needed by unRAID.

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: import disk0: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

Dec  9 19:43:27 Tower kernel: md: import disk1: HDIO_GET_IDENTITY ioctl error: -22

Normally, the HDIO_GET_IDENTITY call is only valid on ATA devices... and not on SATA or SCSI devices.

You might send Tom at limetech a PM or email ,and point him to this thread. 

Yours is not the first disk interface to partially work. Perhaps your syslog will give him a clue or two.

Anyone know what a 9800S is? I've never heard of it before? Is it a typo and meant to say 9500S?

Yep. My mistake. 9500S