Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:34:57 -0700 (MST) From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: michael Alexander <linux@milwaukeevalve.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Problems installing onto DAC960 (Mylex Acceleraid250) Message-ID: <20031229113357.T93058@pooker.samsco.home> In-Reply-To: <01bd01c3ce33$2f96ece0$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> References: <01bd01c3ce33$2f96ece0$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex>
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, michael Alexander wrote: > > The hang at the 'Waiting 15 seconds...' is likely not related to SCSI. > > While the DAC960 card uses SCSI, it's FreeBSD driver does not attach > > through the SCSI subsystem at all. 99% os hangs that happen at this > > point are due to incorrect interrupt routing. The RedHat work-around > > appears to confirm this. There really is no fix for 5.1 and > > 4.9 unless > > you can experiment with moving the DAC960 to a different PCI slot. > > FreeBSD 5.2 has a much more comprehesive interrupt routing > > algorithm and > > will likely address your problem. If the 5.2 CD doesn't work, try > > booting it with ACPI disabled (either via the BIOS or the boot menu). > > Will the miniinst be good enough to at least let me know if it is going to > work or not? > > -Mike > > > Yes. In fact, the bootonly image can serve as a good smoke test for this. Scott
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