From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 28 16:29:45 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D89F216A420 for ; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gestur@ec.is) Received: from larfur.svaka.net (larfur.svaka.net [213.176.155.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E83243D64 for ; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gestur@ec.is) Received: (from root@localhost) by larfur.svaka.net (MX.SVAKA.NET) id jBSGTc57064158; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:38 GMT (envelope-from gestur@ec.is) Received: from ipfw.ecweb.local (ipfw.ec.is [213.220.85.70]) by larfur.svaka.net (mx1.svaka.net) with ESMTP id jBSGTWVI064031; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:37 GMT (envelope-from gestur@ec.is) Received: from ec.is (postur.ecweb.local [192.168.25.11]) by ipfw.ecweb.local (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBSGWl3M040222; Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:32:48 GMT (envelope-from gestur@ec.is) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:34:53 -0000 Message-ID: <636A75F5E9CA8741A3136582949F95876E9E42@postur.ecweb.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: FreeBSD on IBM Blade Center? Thread-Index: AcYLxeAZlqITuW4ATM6XDycLYKIKSwABmydg From: "Gestur A. Grjetarsson" To: "Thomas Linton" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-94.3 tests=AWL,FORGED_RCVD_HELO,RCVD_IN_DSBL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_SOCKS,USER_IN_WHITELIST scanned=Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:38 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on larfur.svaka.net X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1218/Mon Dec 26 13:46:59 2005 on larfur.svaka.net X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1218/Mon Dec 26 13:46:59 2005 on ipfw.ecweb.local X-Virus-Status: Clean X-scanner: Scanned by Xamime-LT 0.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD on IBM Blade Center? 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: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:46 -0000 Hi I tried using freebsd floppies ,, by using that I could boot into = sysinstall ,, but the system doesn't see any disk devices other than the = USB disk which is 1Mb size. I tried to use custom kernel on the floppies and tweak the ISP driver, = to prevent the stall when the driver hangs during boot and get the = timeout, that with no result. the isp driver which is said to support the Qlogic 2312, is broken, it = doesn't work. kve=F0ja / best regards Gestur=20 -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Linton [mailto:th.linton@gmail.com]=20 Sent: 28. desember 2005 15:26 To: Gestur A. Grjetarsson Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IBM Blade Center? I tried to boot a 6.0 Installation CD on a HS20 Blade. I always get = "can't load 'kernel'" from the cdloader. If I type "lsdev" it shows me = no "cd devices"; a "ls" brings "open '/' failed:.." and the LED of the = cdrom-drive stays dark.=20 The BladeCenter is using a USB-CDROM and I think this is actually the = problem of booting a Blade from a freeBSD CD. Did you try a = Network-Based installation? How far did you come with your installation? On Wed, Dec 28, 2005 at 01:32:44PM -0000, Gestur A. Grjetarsson wrote: > Hi > =20 > I have IBM Blade with Qlogic 2312 adapters using DS400 SAN > =20 > now I have learned that after over 10 years of good FreeBSD experience = on various sorts of hardware, I can't use FreeBSD anymore as it does'nt = work on IBM Blade. > I have read alot on this problem trying to solve this problem and done = alot of testing and hacking but without any progress. > =20 > so I have two questions: > =20 > is FreeBSD going to support IBM Blade? > =20 > if it is going to support and work on IBM Blade, can you give me an = estimation on when it will be ready to run on IBM Blade? > =20 > kve=F0ja > Gestur > Iceland > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=20