Raptor-provided SATA card issues

[rjzak]

I'm using the SATA card provided by Raptor when I bought the Talos II. lsusb identifies it as: SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9215 PCIe 2.0 x1 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller (rev ff).

Void Linux can see the optical drive as /dev/cdrom which is a link to /dev/sr0. However, I cannot mount a disc, nor can fdisk open it, both with the same error: "no medium found". I was trying some other distros, and after a few warm reboots, the OS no longer sees the optical drive. I attached a hard drive as well, and the distros I tried couldn't see the hard drive at all (though the hard drive works via USB-SATA cable).

dmesg | grep ata has this output:

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[    2.522439] libata version 3.00 loaded.
[    2.547068] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0x620c080040000 port 0x620c080040100 irq 128
[    2.547072] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0x620c080040000 port 0x620c080040180 irq 128
[    2.547075] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0x620c080040000 port 0x620c080040200 irq 128
[    2.547078] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0x620c080040000 port 0x620c080040280 irq 128
[    2.862532] ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    2.862564] ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    2.863697] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[   12.544009] ata3: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
[   22.544008] ata3: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
[   57.544575] ata3: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
[   62.544519] ata3: softreset failed (1st FIS failed)
[   62.544542] ata3: reset failed, giving up
[   62.598911] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.
[   62.671972] EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.
[   65.356285] cfg80211: Loading compiled-in X.509 certificates for regulatory database
[60247.550077] PHB4 PHB#49 Diag-data (Version: 1)
[60247.572032] ata1: failed to stop engine (-19)
[60247.572050] ata2: failed to stop engine (-19)
[60247.572087] ata3: failed to stop engine (-19)
[60247.572103] ata4: failed to stop engine (-19)

So I'm wondering, is there a missing firmware file for this? Should I buy another SATA adapter?

Kernel: 6.0.13_1. Didn't work on older kernels either.

[ClassicHasClass]

Can Petitboot see it from the shell?

My T2 has a 88SE9235 which is slightly different, we've found. Raptor may have sold both. I have two optical drives in mine and both read fine and burn BD-ROMs (but I have to use an Apple USB SuperDrive to burn CDs and DVDs, though I suspect this is the drive, not the controller).

[rjzak]

It was recognised by Petitboot, and able to boot an OS installed on a SATA HDD. I'll keep investigating.