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Date:      Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:14:57 -0700
From:      "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org>
To:        David Vrtin <vrtin@uni-mb.si>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: RAID disks and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20000215211457.A65314@panzer.kdm.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000215154851.42398A-100000@gea.uni-mb.si>; from vrtin@uni-mb.si on Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 06:57:27PM %2B0100
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000215154851.42398A-100000@gea.uni-mb.si>

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On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 18:57:27 +0100, David Vrtin wrote:
> Hello
> 
> 
> I have Pentium 200Mhz, 2 processors, Adaptec AHA-2940, ASUS PCI-DA2101 
> PCI-to-SCSI RAID. I have tryed to install FreeBSD 3.4R and
> 4.0-20000208-CURRENT without success - FreeBSD cannot find any disks.
> 
> MS Windows NT 4.0 Server works without any problems. On WinNT I see:
> 
> - Adaptec AHA-294X/AHA-394X or .... (etc)
> 
> - ASUS PCI-DA2000 Series RAID Miniport, na njem pa so:
> 	- ASUS PCI-DA2101   (to je disk)
> 	- ASUS PCI-DA2101   (to je pa se en disk)
> 	- MATSHITA CD-ROM CR-506
> 	- ASUS Virtual Target
> 
> Any idea, why I cannot see disks from FreeBSD ?

The ASUS RAID controller isn't supported under FreeBSD.  (Unless it is a
clone of a supported Mylex, AMI, DPT or Compaq controller.  That is
doubtful, since I don't think any of those controllers use 486s.)

If you move your drives to the Adaptec controller, you should be able to
install FreeBSD.

Ken
-- 
Kenneth Merry
ken@kdm.org


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