From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 08:36:24 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C0F916A4CE; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:36:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from mv.milwaukeevalve.com (mail.milwaukeevalve.com [66.84.180.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0733F43D39; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:36:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from malexand@milwaukeevalve.com) Received: (from root@localhost) by mv.milwaukeevalve.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id hBTGaLR31682; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:36:21 -0600 Received: from Pmjalex ([192.168.2.189]) (authenticated) by mv.milwaukeevalve.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hBTGaJe31626; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:36:19 -0600 From: "Michael Alexander" To: , Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:36:17 -0600 Message-ID: <01bc01c3ce29$e2b8aac0$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-scanner: scanned by Inflex 1.0.12.7 Subject: Problems installing onto DAC960 (Mylex Acceleraid250) X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:36:24 -0000 Hello, (Please excuse the cross post, I'm not sure if this is more a scsi or general hardware question, it can go eitherway) I had asked this question in freebsd-questions, but haven't been able = to receive a decent answer. A couple times I've gotten the answer that = FreeBSD may not install onto RAID at all, I can't believe that is correct. And = that RAID is just for user data, not the OS. Also working in the Netware = world, I know that RAID is important for the entire server, especially the OS. I am trying to install FreeBSD4.9 (or 5.1 even) on a system that uses = a Mylex Acceleraid250 (DAC960 driver) without success. The install CD = hangs when it attempts to spin up the drives on the raid, waiting 15 seconds = for scsi devices to settle is the last message on the screen. I found that there is a similar problem with RH9, but that they have a work around, = which involves recompiling the kernel and remaking the installation CDs. I = have the instructions for RH9, but I was hoping to be able to use FreeBSD. = If I can't get it installed though, I will have to go to RedHat instead. http://www.techonthenet.com/linux/rh9_update.htm is the instructions, it = is just a simple changing of two kernel options. Is this possibly the same reason that I cannot install FreeBSD? The two kernel options to be = changed are the following: # CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC is not set # CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC is not set Change them to: CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=3Dy CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=3Dy If so, are there instructions like the RH ones? I have never used = FreeBSD before, I have used RH7 and 8. Since RH is not really offering itself = free anymore, I thought I would give FreeBSD a try, and it also appears that FreeBSD is abit more current in its packages than RH has been. I do = have another machine I can install onto to make the changes. Since this = system is going to be a mail server for the company, we want to be able use = RAID for the entire system including boot. The system is fully up to date on bios and firmware for both MB and raid card. Thank you, Mike