HPTMV(4)

📦 version 12.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 HPTMV 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about hptmv — the HighPoint RocketRAID 182x device driver. it's a kernel interfaces manual situation, so yeah, this is real grown-up Unix business, but don't worry, I got you 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so there's two whole ways to get this driver living in your system, and honestly? pick your fighter 💅

Option one: bake it right into the kernel. drop this line into your kernel configuration file:

device hptmv

Option two: load it as a module at boot time. put this line in loader.conf(5):

hptmv_load="YES"

like, either works. you're valid either way 🌸

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

the hptmv driver is the whole support system for HighPoint's RocketRAID 182x based RAID controller. it's giving hardware matchmaker energy.

and these devices? they support ATA disk drives, and they serve up some real RAID realness:

  • RAID0 — that's striping, for when you want speed 🏎️
  • RAID1 — that's mirroring, for when you want a backup twin 👯
  • RAID5 — the iconic one, parity and vibes ✨

🎀 HARDWARE 🎀

here's the guest list. the hptmv driver supports these ATA RAID controllers:

  • HighPoint's RocketRAID 182x series

and that's it. short list, no notes. 👑

💀 NOTES 💀

okay this is the part where I have to be a little serious, no cap.

the hptmv driver only works on the i386 and amd64 platforms. why? because it requires a binary blob object from the manufacturer, and the manufacturer only supplies that blob for these platforms. so it's not a vibe thing, it's a "the company said no" thing 😭

AND — extra important — the hptmv driver does not work on i386 with pae(4) enabled. like. at all. so if you've got PAE turned on, this driver is not coming to the party. 🚫

fr fr, read that twice before you start debugging something that was never gonna work.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read these, they're the supporting cast and they ate:

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the hptmv device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.3. a true elder of the game, lowkey. 🧚

💜 AUTHORS 💜

credit where credit is due, periodt:

  • the hptmv device driver was written by HighPoint Technologies, Inc.
  • it was ported to FreeBSD by Scott Long
  • this manual page was written by David E. O'Brien

three legends, one driver. we love to see it 🫶

🙈 BUGS 🙈

okay so here's the thing bestie, and I need you to hear me on this one:

the hptmv driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the OS.

translation? you cannot configure your RAID from inside the operating system. the RAIDs need to be set up from the on-board BIOS. so it's a "go into BIOS and do it by hand" situation, not a "type a command and slay" situation. 💀

plan for that before you're mid-install. your future self will thank you.

and that's the whole page, bestie! this one comes from the Debian crew, dated November 17, 2005 — so yeah, it's vintage, and it's still out here doing its thing. stay iconic, go configure that RAID in the BIOS like the main character you are. 💅✨🌈

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