Re: [tlug] White Box: Some Assembly Required ...

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

On 06/23/2018 12:23 AM, Stephen Lee wrote:
> CL <az.4tlug@example.com> wrote:
> > - A Kuroto Shikou 10-port SATA3 controller card which is mounted in the
> > second PCIe x16 slot (x4) (and which reports it is AHCI
> >
> > EXCEPT:
> >
> > When I boot up, I can only see two of the controller card mounted HDDs.
> If you are talking about this card
>
> http://www.kuroutoshikou.com/product/interface/ata_sata/sata3i10-pcie/

Yes.   That one.

> It says it is an ASM1062 (PCIe 2 port SATA controller) plus two JMB575
> (1 to 5 port SATA port multiplier).  Port multipliers should in theory
> work under linux, but it is not a very common configuration so it is
> possible there are some bugs handling them, e.g. this one:

I read through the entire exchange, note the patch offered, and D/L'ed it.

The Next Stupid Question is where to go to learn how to apply said patch 
and where to apply it.  This machine is a single-purpose machine and the 
worst I can do is require a reinstallation of the O/S from DVD ... right?

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MY IDEA, SO FAR:

After reading Ray's comments, I think that I will try a four-disk raid 
by connecting four of the six-disk array to the motherboard's SATA 
connections, giving me the RAID 5 disk, SSD, and CD/DVD automatically at 
bootup.

Then I'll try to work out how to apply the patch and connect the two 
remaining original RAID disks and the two "free" HDDs to the card to see 
whether I can now see four more HDDs.

What could possibly go wrong?  Right?

CL