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Date:      Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:30:39 +0200
From:      =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Rapha=EBl_Marmier?= <raphael@computer-rental.ch>
To:        Warner Joseph <Joseph.Warner@siemens.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array
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In-Reply-To: <DAF0948B1D3A2D4080988C683F6BD90703797C58@MLVV9MBE.usmlvv1p0a.smshsc.net>

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Duh, I let myself forget that it doesn't even get into the installation =20=

process correctly...

One thing you could try, just for the test, would be to install 5.1 on =20=

a different machine and make sure safe mode is enforced (acpi, eisa =20
probe, etc... like in the errata). Then put the disk in the Compaq and =20=

see if it boots, and if it does, re-enable things one by one until it =20=

stops working.

But I think I remember you said you need to setup this server asap ;)

Rapha=EBl

Le Vendredi, 8 ao=FB 2003, =E0 23:09 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =
=E9crit :

>
> I think it's already disabled or won't work at all on this server.
>
> I can't remember if I said this before but when I boot the =
mini-install
> CD on the server option #2 says "Boot with ACPI enabled" and when
> I boot on a regular PC that already has 5.1 installed it says "Boot =20=

> with
> ACPI disabled" so I don't think 5.1 is going to work on a Compaq
> Proliant 2500.
>
> I looked over here:
>
> http://prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl/~gregory/FreeBSD/hpi386.html
> <http://prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl/~gregory/FreeBSD/hpi386.html>;
>
> ..and noticed there is only one config listed for someone running =20
> FreeBSD
> on a 2500 and they're running 4.7 -STABLE, not 5.1
>
> I need to run this in a production environment so 5.1 may not be a =
good
> choice.  It's too bad because I'd like more time to tinker with this =20=

> to see
> if I could get 5.1 loaded and running but I'm running out of time.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joe
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch]
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:53 PM
> To: Warner Joseph
> Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'
> Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array
>
>
>
> I guess that's what you are looking for:
>
>
> hint.acpi.0.disabled=3D1 # disable ACPI (i386 only)
>
> in
>
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/5.1R/errata.html
>
>
> I suppose it has to be put in /etc/sysctl.conf, but I'm not sure...
>
>
> Rapha=EBl
>
>
> Le Vendredi, 8 ao=FB 2003, =E0 15:18 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =
=E9crit :
>
>
>
> How difficult would it be to upgrade from 4.8 to 5.x ?
>
>
> I've got to get this server going ASAP but I'd also like
>
> to be able to upgrade to the 5.x series, especially when
>
> 5.2 comes out.
>
>
> There should be a way to disable ACPI during boot up. I
>
> could have sworn that during previous installs of 5.1 the
>
> menu option said "Boot FreeBSD with ACPI disabled" but when
>
> I boot the server it says "Boot FreeBSD with ACPI enabled"
>
> <sigh>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 5:26 PM
>
> To: Warner Joseph
>
> Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'
>
> Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array
>
>
>
> I'll give a try on a Smart Array 532 with FBSD 5.1 as soon as I can
>
> (days or weeks). It is working fine with 4.8 now.
>
>
> Raphael
>
>
> Le Jeudi, 7 ao=FB 2003, =E0 23:44 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =E9crit=
 :
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch]
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:55 PM
>
> To: Warner Joseph
>
> Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'
>
> Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array
>
>
>
> RAIDFrame is software raid so it doesn't matter here. You should check
>
> wether your Smart Array is properly supported, first, a good place to
>
> start: http://people.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID/.
>
>
> It looks like it is. Mine is a Compaq Smart-2SL Array Controller
>
>
> Then maybe try to disable APIC at boot (??), as this is known to cause
>
> problems.
>
>
> I don't have that option, the option menu has an option to "Enable"
>
> APIC support not disable it. I'm using the 5.1 -RELEASE mini-install
>
> CD.
>
>
>
> But first, go to the BIOS on the server and make sure it is
>
> preset either for Linux OS or for "Other".
>
>
> Right, I used the Compaq Setup CD, blew away my old FreeBSD 4.6
>
> configuration,
>
> set up a new one including a new array (I added an extra drive), chose
>
> "Other OS" during the manual install and rebooted to install the new
>
> OS.
>
>
>
>
> Then maybe make sure your
>
> raid volume(s) is configured with Compaq tools before attempting to
>
> install FreeBSD.
>
>
> FWIW - I had it running on 4.6 -STABLE just fine before this.
>
>
> hope this helps
>
>
> Raphael
>
>
> Le Jeudi, 7 ao=FB 2003, =E0 20:16 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =E9crit=
 :
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE on our
>
> Compaq Proliant 2500 server with (4) 9.1G hard drives
>
> using Raid5 and the install hangs at:
>
>
> /stand/sysinstall running as init on vty0
>
>
> Is this because of:
>
>
> "The RAIDframe disk driver described in raid(4) is non-functional for
>
> this
>
> release."
>
>
> ..from the errata?
>
>
> I tried to search the archives but got an error saying they
>
> aren't available right now.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Joe
>
>
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