Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 09:31:03 +0100 (BST) From: Chris Hedley <cbh@teabag.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCSI disks. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009030925170.20856-100000@teabag.cbhnet> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009031006180.54368-100000@She.wertep.com>
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On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, petro wrote: > Hi! I have the following problem: > I installed FreeBSD 4.1 on Compaq Proliant with SCSI disks. I tried to > change in kernel such parameters > config kernel root on wd0 > to > config kernel root on id0 > also I added such strings > controller ida0 > disk id0 at ida0 drive0 > disk id1 at ida0 drive1 > > but when i try to > config KERNEL_NAME > I receive such message > config id:unknown device > config; line 36: no root device specified. As I understand it, the problem is that there isn't necessarily a direct naming convention between the controller and the devices which use it: you still need to specify scbus (I think) and use the da (discs), sa (tapes), cd (cdroms) and pass (passthrough) devices as per standard SCSI configuration. I don't think it's necessary to specify each disc individually, but rather as a "meta-driver;" that said, I've been using the 5.0 configuration for ages so please check all this against the 4.x standards! Also, I think that since release 4, specifying the root device in your kernel config may be more trouble than it's worth; someone with more experience may wish to either elaborate or correct as they see fit! Cheers, Chris. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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