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RocketRAID Controller Driver for FreeBSD
Copyright (C) 2005-2015 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Revision History:
   v1.2.7.1 06/08/2015
   * Add 10.x comment and correct file name in readme.

   v1.2.7 05/22/2015
   * Support Report Luns command.

   v1.2.6 04/13/2015
   * Fix a bug that some disks will be dropped when data integrity test over
     one hour on 32bit system.

   v1.2.5 01/26/2015
    * Fix a bug that failed to verify controller by retrying 8 times.
    * Supported 4Kn drive.

   v1.2.4 09/29/2014
    * Fix a bug that memory would be corrupted and caused strange system
      behavior when running IO and WebGUI

   v1.2.3 01/24/2014
    * fixup system crash while write date to raid5.

   v1.1   07/01/2013
    * Fix 2nd RAID controller can not load as multipath issue.

   v1.0   12/13/2011
    * First source code release

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1. Overview
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  This package contains FreeBSD driver source code for HighPoint RocketRAID
  controller, include:
  SAS Controller: RR271x, RR272x, RR274x, RR276x, RR278x.

  NO WARRANTY

  THE DRIVER SOURCE CODE HIGHPOINT PROVIDED IS FREE OF CHARGE, AND THERE IS
  NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THIS
  FREE SOURCE CODE. HIGHPOINT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF THE
  CODE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM ORIGINAL SOURCE CODE.

  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  IN NO EVENT WILL HIGHPOINT BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
  INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
  INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN PARTICULAR, HIGHPOINT SHALL NOT HAVE
  LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA STORED USED WITH THE
  PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING, REPLACING, OR RECOVERING
  SUCH HARDWARE, OR DATA.


2. Rebuild the kernel with HighPoint RocketRAID support
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  1) Install kernel source package and building tools.

  2) Extract the driver files under the kernel source tree:

     # cd /usr/src/sys/
     # tar xvzf /your/path/to/HPT27xx_FreeBSD_Src_v1.2.7.1_15_06_08.tgz

  3) Update the kernel configuration file to include the HighPoint source.
     Assume the configure file is GENERIC, and new kernel configure file is
     MYKERNEL:

     # cd i386/conf          (or amd64/conf for AMD64)
     # cp GENERIC MYKERNEL

  4) Edit MYKERNEL, and add the following line under "RAID controllers
     interfaced to the SCSI subsystem":

          device  "hpt27xx"   #HighPoint RocketRAID

  5) For i386 system, edit /usr/src/sys/conf/files.i386 and append the lines
     shown below:

          hpt27xx_lib.o optional    hpt27xx  \
              dependency  "$S/dev/hpt27xx/i386-elf.hpt27xx_lib.o.uu" \
              compile-with    "uudecode < $S/dev/hpt27xx/i386-elf.hpt27xx_lib.o.uu" \
              no-implicit-rule

          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_os_bsd.c      optional        hpt27xx
          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c     optional        hpt27xx
          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_config.c      optional        hpt27xx

     For amd64 system, edit /usr/src/sys/conf/files.amd64 and append the lines
     shown below:

          hpt27xx_lib.o optional    hpt27xx  \
              dependency  "$S/dev/hpt27xx/amd64-elf.hpt27xx_lib.o.uu" \
              compile-with    "uudecode < $S/dev/hpt27xx/amd64-elf.hpt27xx_lib.o.uu" \
              no-implicit-rule

          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_os_bsd.c      optional        hpt27xx
          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_osm_bsd.c     optional        hpt27xx
          dev/hpt27xx/hpt27xx_config.c      optional        hpt27xx

  6) Rebuild and install the kernel:

     a) for FreeBSD 5.x-i386/6.x-i386/7.x-i386/8.x-i386/9.x-i386/10.x-i386:

        # cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/
        # /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
        # cd ../compile/MYKERNEL/
        # make depend
        # make
        # make install

     b) for FreeBSD 5.x-amd64/6.x-amd64/7.x-amd64/8.x-amd64/9.x-amd64/10.x-amd64:

        # cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/
        # /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
        # cd ../compile/MYKERNEL/
        # make depend
        # make
        # make install

     c) for FreeBSD 4.x:

        # cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/
        # /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL
        # cd ../../compile/MYKERNEL/
        # make depend
        # make
        # make install

    If the driver was previously configured as an auto-loaded module by
    /boot/defaults/loader.conf, please remove the entry hpt27xx_load="YES"
    from loader.conf to prevent the driver from being loaded twice.

  7) Reboot from the new kernel.


3. Build/Load the driver as a kernel module
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  1) Install kernel source package and building tools.

  2) Extract the driver files under the kernel source tree:

     # cd /usr/src/sys/
     # tar xvzf /your/path/to/HPT27xx_FreeBSD_Src_v1.2.7.1_15_06_08.tgz


  4) Build the driver module:

     # cd modules/hpt27xx
     # make

  5) Copy the driver module to the kernel module directory

     For FreeBSD 4.x:

     # cp hpt27xx.ko /modules/

     For FreeBSD 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10.x:

     # cp hpt27xx.ko /boot/kernel/

  6) Reboot and load the driver under loader prompt. e.g:

        BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01
        Console: internal video/keyboard
        BIOS driver A: is disk0
        BIOS driver C: is disk2
        BIOS 636kB/74512kB available memory

        FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8
        (mailto:jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com, Sat Apr 21 08:46:19 GMT 2001)
        Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
        /kernel text=0x24f1db data=0x3007ec+0x2062c -

        Hit [Enter] to boot immediagely, or any other key for command prompt.
        Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds

         <-- press SPACE key here
        Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
        ok load hpt27xx
        /modules/hpt27xx.ko text=0xf571 data=0x2c8+0x254
        ok boot

     For FreeBSD 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x/9.x/10.x, you can select 6 on the boot menu to get a loader
     prompt.

  7) You can add a below line into /boot/defaults/loader.conf to load the
     driver automatically:

           hpt27xx_load="YES"

     Please refer to the installation guide in HighPoint FreeBSD driver release
     package for more information.


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Technical support and service

  If you have questions about installing or using your HighPoint product,
  check the user's guide or readme file first, and you will find answers to
  most of your questions here. If you need further assistance, please
  contact us. We offer the following support and information services:

  1)  The HighPoint Web Site provides information on software upgrades,
      answers to common questions, and other topics. The Web Site is
      available from Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at
      http://www.highpoint-tech.com.

  2)  For technical support, send e-mail to support@highpoint-tech.com

  NOTE: Before you send an e-mail, please visit our Web Site
        (http://www.highpoint-tech.com) to check if there is a new or
        updated device driver for your system.