From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 31 00:23:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E40831065679 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:23:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 930FE8FC08 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:23:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6V0NPuN042571; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:23:25 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080730191952.0249ab50@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:23:15 -0500 To: "ghostcorps@gmail.com" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <489103DD.2010004@gmail.com> References: <48906509.4000201@gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080730152038.0258bd38@mail.computinginnovations.com> <489103DD.2010004@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080730-0, 07/30/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/7894/Wed Jul 30 12:26:14 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m6V0NPuN042571 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: {Spam?} Re: SCSI RAID on FreeBSD 7.0, where is the array? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:23:33 -0000 At 07:14 PM 7/30/2008, ghostcorps@gmail.com wrote: >Hi Derek, > >As mentioned in my post, I have configured the Adaptec BIOS >(SCSIselect/HostRAID) to create a RAID0 array. > >The GENERIC Kernel natively-uses the 'ahd' adapter for this card, >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ahd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+7.0-RELEASE > >dmesg does not post any errors, it recognised the card as ahd0, and states >that da0 & da1 are on that bus. I can not post the dmesg as the NIC >adapter needs to be patched once the OS is installed. I could find a USB >key and copy it over if you like, but there are no errors to consider. > >Regards What does dmesg show for da0 and da1? Did you actually create the array in the Adaptec RAID BIOS? If you did, with a stripped array I'd expect dmesg to only report da0 as the stripped compendium of both disks. -Derek >Derek Ragona wrote: >>At 07:56 AM 7/30/2008, ghostcorps@gmail.com >>wrote: >>>Hi all, >>> >>> >>>I am fighting the following hardware: >>> >>>MB: ASUS p5b-plus (NON vista edition) >>>Cpu: Core 2 duo 4600 >>>SCSI Card: Adaptec 39320 (Unused Dell OEM bought from ebay) >>>HDDs: 2xSeagate Cheetah 73.4 GB Ultra320 SCSI (posibly Dell OEM) >>> >>>Nb. The MB does not support PCI-X, but is backwards compatible to a >>>standard PCI slot. On recommendations I have limited the throughput on >>>the channels to 160mb. >>> >>>If you think any other pieces relevant let me know. >>> >>> >>>I think this is probably just an issue with my not knowing wtf I'm >>>doing, but to be optimistic lets assume the ahd module worked as there >>>are no errors in dmesg; which device do I install to? I can not see see >>>ahd0 in fdisk. >>> >>>There are alot of posts over the years reporting trouble with the >>>Dell(Adaptec/Seagate) combiniation. The funny thing is that I am having >>>none of these troubles; There are no panics, no dumps and no lengthy >>>pauses. It all seems fine, until I try to select the disk to install to >>>and I only have da0 or da1. >>> >>> >>> >>>Thanks for your time >> >>Have you defined an array? >> >>If you create the array in the adaptec BIOS you will see one large hard >>disk in FreeBSD. If you do not define an array in the adaptec BIOS you >>will see the individual SCSI drives as da0, da1, etc. >> >>The GENERIC kernel has all the typical SCSI and RAID adapters compiled >>in, so look at the dmesg output when you boot FreeBSD. >> >> -Derek >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.