Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

ef wrote:

What else could I try? Any help appreciated.

Do you run Windows 2003 at Promise S150 SX4 machine?
Which driver does your running windows use?

Do you have a floppy drive?
Can you load drivers at F6 floppy?

However I wonder: is there another reason?
Do you use a busmater capable PCI slot?

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

The server is running Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2. Winver reports it as Windows Server 2003 Appliance Edition ver. 5.2 (build 3790.srv03_sp2_gdr.090319-1204: Service Pack 2).

Device Management:
- Promise 4 Disk RAID5 SCSI Disk Device
  HWID SCSI\DISK&VEN_PROMISE&PROD_4_DISK_RAID5&REV_1.10\5&2DC0664C&0&000
  Driver Microsoft 01/10/2002 ver. 5.2.3790.0
- Windows Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 (tm) Controller
  HWID PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6622&SUBSYS_6622105A&REV_01\4&5A988DE&0&28F0
  Driver Promise Technology 27/09/2004 ver. 2.0.64.23

Regarding F6 at boot, I will test and let you know results.

For the Busmaster capable PCI slot, I don't know how to check: this is a link for the server datasheet, if useful:
http://www.ipso.it/prodotti/prodotti_nu … t_n20i.pdf

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

ef wrote:

- Windows Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 (tm) Controller
HWID PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6622&SUBSYS_6622105A&REV_01\4&5A988DE&0&28F0
Driver Promise Technology 27/09/2004 ver. 2.0.64.23

Promise offers FastTrak S150 SX4 Windows Driver 2.00.0.25    6/15/2004
http://www.promise.com/support/download … amp;os=100
Driverpacks does use this drivers. 

You use Driver Promise Technology 27/09/2004 ver. 2.0.64.23

That's strange. Let's investigate:

FSC does use a fastsx.sys ver. 2.0.64.23.
There are two different FastTrak S150 SX4:
Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 (tm) Controller    X           
Promise FastTrak S150 TX4 SATA RAID Controller (PDC20319)
http://download.ts.fujitsu.com/server/D … exFile.htm
Does FSC use a Promise OEM driver, not distributed by Promise?


Try FSC OEM Promise drivers:

Device Driver - PRIMERGY TX150 SATA
Title:     PROMISE FASTTRAK S150 TX4 SOFTWAREKIT 3.10
Date:     09.12.2004
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/download/ … 42D957337D

Device Driver - PRIMERGY TX150 SATA
Title:     Driver (SWK 4.03)
Date:     10.04.2006
http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/download/ … D27D059654


Edited:
At second glance: TX4 HardwareID dosn't match SX4.
Most likely the driver fails.

@ef
Do you have a download URL for Driver Promise Technology 27/09/2004 ver. 2.0.64.23 ?

Last edited by cdob (2009-05-14 07:19:37)

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

No, but I have found those drivers in the FSC ServerStart first disk. If you have an email address for sending them to you let me know.

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

won't do him any good - he doesn't have the hardware smile

use the 3rd party DriverPack FTP if you like or rapid share or whatever...
A link to the file on OEM's site would be the best wink

Is it the same version he is pointing too?

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

This is the download link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/232790186/SataSX4.zip.html

And yes, it is the Promise FastTrak S150 SX4  Windows driver - Date 27/09/2004 - Ver. 2.0.64.23. It's the same I have installed on my box and it's copied from the FSC SmartStart disk.

Edoardo

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

Update: that driver is OK when loaded from a floppy disk using F6 when booting UBCD4WIN. From the SataSX4\32x folder I copied to floppy
- fastsx
- fastsx.cat
- fastsx.inf
- fastsx.inf
Then I added to floppy the SataSX4\ORG.TXTSETUP.32x file renamed to TXTSETUP.OEM.
It works fine: Device management shows Promise 4 Disk RAID5 SCSI Disk Device (although an unknown RAID controller with the Promise HWID is still listed), Disk Management shows logical volumes and I can browse disks content.

Previously I tried building the boot disk after adding the 4 fastsx files to the drivers\SCSIAdapter\Promise\fastsx folder of my UBCD4WIN install root (disabling the MassStorage plugin), but it didn't detected disks, probably because I forgot adding also the txtsetup.oem file. This is my next test I will try.

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

ef wrote:

It works fine: Device management shows Promise 4 Disk RAID5 SCSI Disk Device (although an unknown RAID controller with the Promise HWID is still listed), Disk Management shows logical volumes and I can browse disks content.

That's nice, RAID is available.
Ignore the device manager, mass storage drivers are loaded at textmode.

I'm convinced now: only the updated OEM fastsx.sys support your hardware.
The current Promise distributed driver dosn't support your hardware.

probably because I forgot adding also the txtsetup.oem file

Yes, the txtsetup.oem is required in that case.

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

So what's next step: is it expected an updated MassStorage DP?
Or is there a working way to both enable MassStorage plug-in and add myself this driver in the "Drivers" folder before building the boot disk?

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

ef wrote:

So what's next step: is it expected an updated MassStorage DP?

Well, next step, next question: Is the FSC OEM driver compatible with old Promise driver?

Does anybody use a Promise S150 SX4 and Promise drivers 05/20/2004, 2.00.00.25?
Can you try a FSC OEM fastsx.sys ver. 2.0.64.23? Do you get access to hard disk still?


ef wrote:

Or is there a working way to both enable MassStorage plug-in and add myself this driver in the "Drivers" folder before building the boot disk?

In the meantime let's assume driver is compatible.
Create a file UBCD4Win\plugin\Drivers\FSC_FastTrakS150SX4\FSC_FastTrakS150SX4.inf

;PE Builder v3 plug-in INF file

[Version]
Signature= "$Windows NT$"

[PEBuilder]
Name="Driver: FSC FastTrak S150 SX4 - Bâshrat the Sneaky MassStorage addon"
Enable=1

[SourceDisksfiles.3790]  ;2003
;cab compressed file: makecab.exe fastsx.sys
files\FASTSX.SY_=4,FASTSXK3.SY_,3    ;v2.0.64.23

Copy a cab compressed file fastsx.sy_ to UBCD4Win\plugin\Drivers\FSC_FastTrakS150SX4\files\

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

yes we will make sure the driver is added to DriverPack MassStorage...

I assume you will be willing to test a nightly for us?

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

OverFlow wrote:

yes we will make sure the driver is added to DriverPack MassStorage...

I assume you will be willing to test a nightly for us?

Sure, let me know when it's ready to test.

OverFlow wrote:

Thanks for reporting your issue - it makes DriverPacks better for everyone!

Thank you all guys for your efforts, it's the minimum I can do for helping you!

Edoardo

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

@cdob

While waiting for latest DP by Overflow, I tried adding the plugin you suggested with MassStorage plugin enabled, but it didn't help. Still errors Source fastsxk3 and nvgts, Event Ids 4, no disks detected. I didn't enable the PnpInterface plugin you wrote about on 2009-05-02 at 19:05:16. Was it required?

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

i belive it is createing a conflict with the drivers with the same name in the pack...
if you wish to use DriverPack MassStorage and a custom driver you will need to


In the mass storage INI is this section...

[P4]
ms_count=1
ms_1_deviceName="Promise FastTrak S150 SX4/SX4000 (WXP)"
ms_1_tag="fastsx"
ms_1_sysFile="fastsx.sys"
ms_1_hwids="fastsxPCI,PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6621,PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6622"
ms_1_isBusExtender=false
ms_1_exc_skipIfOS="w2k,w2k3"

change ms_1_tag="fastsx"  to  ms_1_tag="fastsxXP"




OR replace the driver in [P4] with the update smile

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

It's better (and simpler) for me testing your updated MassStorage DP, when it will be available to download.
Thank you.

Edoardo

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

OverFlow wrote:

yes we will make sure the driver is added to DriverPack MassStorage...

I assume you will be willing to test a nightly for us?

Hi Overflow,
did you have a chance to add that driver to the MassStorage DP?
Thanks for your support.

Edoardo

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

JakeLD normaly does the Mass Storage pack and is the most current team member on that pack...
When i have extra time i devote it to the base code (which i am way behind on).
I normally have a winter slow down and then have more free time to deal with this stuff then.
(I am slammed right now)

I know for example that JakeLD just got back from being out of town...
I also know once the dust settles in his personal life he will pick this up.
There are only 3 or 4 active (NT 5.x) Pack Team members.
So we are spread quite thin on manpower. (As always)

Thanks for reporting - It's very important to us!

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

OverFlow wrote:

i belive it is createing a conflict with the drivers with the same name in the pack...
if you wish to use DriverPack MassStorage and a custom driver you will need to


In the mass storage INI is this section...

[P4]
ms_count=1
ms_1_deviceName="Promise FastTrak S150 SX4/SX4000 (WXP)"
ms_1_tag="fastsx"
ms_1_sysFile="fastsx.sys"
ms_1_hwids="fastsxPCI,PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6621,PCI\VEN_105A&DEV_6622"
ms_1_isBusExtender=false
ms_1_exc_skipIfOS="w2k,w2k3"

change ms_1_tag="fastsx"  to  ms_1_tag="fastsxXP"




OR replace the driver in [P4] with the update smile

Hi,
as you suggested I replaced the 9.05r2 driver in [P4S] (I used w2k3 to build) with the update and it works fine.
Since your latest post, I can see in the nightlies repository that DpMasstoragePack was updated to 9.06 (n1, n1 and r1): is it expected an updated nightly including that Promise driver?
Thank you and sorry for be boring.

Edoardo

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

If the driver I previously uploaded isn't trusted (I can understand that), you can download the Promise FastTrack S150 SX4 SATA RAID controller driver (W2k3) ver. 09/27/2004, 2.00.64.23 for Fujitsu-Siemens Primergy TX150 S3 (Fibrecat N20i) servers  at
http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/linkappli … p;ID=23386
Select "Industry standard server" - "PRIMERGY" - "PRIMERGY TXxxx" - "PRIMERGY TX150 S3 SATA" - "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)" - "SATA RAID" - "Promise Technology FastTrak S150 SX4 SATA-RAID controller" - "Drivers (SW-Kit 5.02)"
You can read "Version 2.0 0064 23  Date: 16.05.2006", but after downloading the fastsx.inf file contains

DriverVer=09/27/2004, 2.00.64.23

as it should be.
Hope it helps to have it added to the MassStorage DP.

Edoardo

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

Hi ef, I downloaded your driver and it seems to be compatible with all nt5 system (2k,xp, 2003). Have you tried the driver with other OS than 2003 ?

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

JakeLD wrote:

Hi ef, I downloaded your driver and it seems to be compatible with all nt5 system (2k,xp, 2003). Have you tried the driver with other OS than 2003 ?

Hi, No I didn't yet because I need a W2k3 build to solve the other Ibm ServerRaid issue previously explained.
But I can test building using WinXpSp3: I will also replace the same driver in [P4] and report to you.
Thank you

Edoardo

Edoardo

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

Just tried building using WinXpSp3 and that driver in [P4]: it works fine too, like it did building with Win2k3.
I'm sorry I can't help with Win2k

Edoardo

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

Thx for your input Ef, it's really appreciated.

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Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

I tried the latest 9.07r3 MassStorage DP and it works perfectly!
Thank you very much to the DriverPacks team.

Edoardo

Edoardo

Re: [SLV] Promise S150 SX4, IBM ServeRAID 6M

no problem ef, thanks to you for reporting the issue, I will close the topic now.