From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 6 05:26:56 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 DCDD316A41C for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2005 05:26:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66AB443D48 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2005 05:26:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id j665S8b00722; Tue, 5 Jul 2005 22:28:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: , Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 22:26:53 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 In-Reply-To: <20050705203458.82730.qmail@web30210.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Importance: Normal Cc: Subject: RE: Compaq Presario 6000 Install Failure FBSD 5.4 RELEASE 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, 06 Jul 2005 05:26:57 -0000 Hi Roy, Proliant and Presario are two very different families! You might have to pull and replace that controller with a 3200, such as this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56091&item=5785129 537&rd=1 The ida code has been around a while. But before doing that try setting the BIOS up to define the operating system as Windows NT as I think the SCO Unix definition programs the raid card in some weird way to where FreeBSD can't access the boot blocks or some such. Also another thing that might help - run completely through the Compaq Smartstart CD and install a diagnostics partition. Do not have FreeBSD delete this, and setup with the Multiboot manager ( the second one down in the choices) Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of RA Cohen >Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:35 PM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Compaq Presario 6000 Install Failure FBSD 5.4 RELEASE > > >Hello all, > >I'm darned if I know what is going on with this -- I've >installed many version 4.X and 5.X systems on Proliant hardware >but this is the first failure (and the first Proliant 6000) -- > >Presario 6000 dual processor >Smart Raid 3100ES attached to 4 - 18 Gb 10,000 RPM UW SCSI >drives. Configured as one RAID 0 array containing one physical = >one logical drive and one RAID 5 array containing three physical >= one logical drive. Compaq utilities report no problem with >any of this, and the system is up to date with firmware. System >set up for a SCO Unix 7.1 install. > >As I don't really know how to export the boot messages, I can >tell you it fails at a line that appears maybe a dozen lines >after the md0: Preload image line: > >GEOM: Configure idad0s3 start 16384 length 37584896 end 37601279 > >So apparently FBSD is having some problems either with the >controller or possibly the drives themselves...? > >I've googled and searched the web to no avail. Older versions of >FBSD did not have the ida code, but 5.4 surely does...your help, >as always, is most appreciated. > >Thank you, >Roy > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >