currently getting an error no one else appears to have described on the internet and whose http://kernel.org description basically says "everything's fucked" do I have to pull out my ATA specification or whatpic.twitter.com/8qkAWNBgrI
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Let's just say I've had... not so great experiences with Marvell SATA/SAS controllers. I switched to an LSI SAS2008-based card for good reason. Marvell works... most of the time... if nothing goes wrong. Usually.
yyyyeah I'm probably going to return the SAS controller I bought from newegg without even unpacking it and get an LSI one instead
If you're going the LSI route, try to get a basic HBA with IT/IR firmware (or that you know for a fact can be crossflashed from iMR mode). Those usually work best. Avoid Dell PERC. IBM M1015 is usually fine (& cheap and available) but you'll want to crossflash it.
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