Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:50:31 -0500 From: Joseph Koenig <joe@jwebmedia.com> To: Richard Smith <rdls@satamatics.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installing on RAID? Message-ID: <3B7A8C37.F82076DA@jwebmedia.com> References: <PHEMIEFOLOKALAMFPIPCCEOBCAAA.jks@clickcom.com>
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I'm using FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE as per directions on: http://people.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID/index.html My system is a Dell PowerEdge 2500 with that sam Dell PERC 3/Di controller. I tried not installing the boot manager and using a regular MBR, which just made things worse. The root partition IS on the first container, and I've tried it on the second container, I've tried only using 1 of the 2 containers. Seriously, I've tried everything. I think that what I'm gonna do is call Dell, have them go through the RAID setup with me and remove the 2 containers they have on it and set up 1 large container. It seems that everyone who has responded to me about this situation has had 1 container on their system. So, Today will be "On hold with tech support day" unless anyone has any miracles up their sleves. Since this is my first install of FreeBSD, I'm just glad to hear this isn't normal. Thanks, Joe Richard Smith wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 05:18:58PM -0500, Joseph Koenig wrote: > > In case this helps in explaing my previous post heres some more info. > > When I install the system, it finds 2 containers aacd00 and aacd01. I > > install the system onto either one, or both of the containers (I've > > tried both). The last time, I installed to aacd01. All goes well until > > after the install when the system reboots. This is what I get: > > > > no devsw (majdev=0 bootdev=0xa0200000) > > Mounting root from ufs:/dev/aacd0s1a > > no such device 'aacd' > > setrootbyname failed > > ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp > > Root mount failed: 6 > > I don't have the answer, but some of this may help. You don't mention > which version of FreeBSD you are using, or the machine or the RAID > controller you are attempting to install onto. > > I am using a similar RAID controller to you: > aac0: <Dell PERC 3/Di> mem 0xf0000000-0xf7ffffff irq 2 at device 2.1 on pci2 > aac0: i960RX 100MHz, 126MB total memory, optional battery present (3) > aac0: Kernel 2.5-0, S/N fafaf001c91010d2 > > which has a single RAID 5 container: > aacd0: <RAID 5> on aac0 > aacd0: 69425MB (142182912 sectors) > > IIRC, I don't install the boot manager, I take the second option > and install a regular MBR. > > You're more likely to have success installing on the first container, > ISTM that the boot process is progressing nicely until it finds out > that the root partition is not on the first container. > > -- > Richard Smith > Network Systems Director > Satamatics Ltd > Green Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 8HD, United Kingdom > Tel: +44 1684 278610 > Fax: +44 1684 278611 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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