From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 12 16:30:49 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86CCE1065678 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bvowk@math.ualberta.ca) Received: from 3jane.math.ualberta.ca (3jane.math.ualberta.ca [129.128.206.44]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 716108FC18 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bvowk@math.ualberta.ca) Received: from 3jane.math.ualberta.ca (localhost.math.ualberta.ca [127.0.0.1]) by 3jane.math.ualberta.ca (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7CGHwON005202; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:17:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from bvowk@math.ualberta.ca) Received: from localhost (bvowk@localhost) by 3jane.math.ualberta.ca (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id m7CGHwnc005199; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:17:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from bvowk@math.ualberta.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3jane.math.ualberta.ca: bvowk owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:17:58 -0600 (MDT) From: Barkley Vowk To: Andrew Hotlab In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20080812101605.B5198@3jane.math.ualberta.ca> References: <20080811170806.X99082@3jane.math.ualberta.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="521322318-431800675-1218557878=:5198" Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Areca ARC-1120 on FreeBSD 7.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:49 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --521322318-431800675-1218557878=:5198 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Andrew Hotlab wrote: > > My card has no battery backup, but I disconnected the machine power cord = and pulled > the card off itsPCI-X slot. > > After few minutes I reconnected the card and I booted the machine without= any > hard drive. Then the same issue arised with the 7.0-RELEASE. Did you reset the raid configurations? I've had this problem several times= =20 with machines that have run the cards in Windows prior running FreeBSD. > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:09:04 -0600 >> From: bvowk@math.ualberta.ca >> To: andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com >> Subject: Re: Areca ARC-1120 on FreeBSD 7.0 >> >> Pull the battery from the unit and reset the configuration. Reconnect th= e >> battery when the system boots FreeBSD properly. >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> Barkley C. Vowk -- Systems Analyst -- University of Alberta >> Math Sciences Department - Barkley.Vowk@math.ualberta.ca >> Office: CAB642A, 780-492-4064 >> >> Opinions expressed are the responsibility of the author and >> may not reflect the opinions of others or reality. >> >> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Andrew Hotlab wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi to all. I've finally convinced my IT manager to replace a MSFT Windo= ws Server Virtual Server host with >>> a FreeBSD 7 jail host. Obviously, before proposing this change I checke= d that our hardware was supported >>> by the FreeBSD platform, but as soon as I boot the FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE/= amd64 CD-ROM the systems >>> hangs! >>> >>> I also tried the i386 version of the same release experiencing the same= trouble. By using a 6.3-RELEASE >>> CD-ROM all works well (excluding some warnings still showing during the= boot). I compared the source files >>> of the driver arcmsr(4) without finding any real difference: both of th= em are at the 1.20.00.15 revision, but >>> I'm not a very experienced FreeBSD sysadmin (yet!), and I need at least= your opinions about this trouble! >>> >>> I think the most complete set of informations I can give you are the ve= rbose boot logs of both the 6.3 and >>> 7.0 releases (sorry for the log post), but I'm ready to submit whatever= data you want... please help me to >>> put Windows out of my datacenter! :) >>> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger=A0 > http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=3Den-us&sou= rce=3Dwlmailtagline --521322318-431800675-1218557878=:5198--