Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:24:11 -0600 (CST) From: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, heather@trans-world.org Subject: Re: Freebsd installation problem with 3ware 8506-4LP - storage controller (RAID) Message-ID: <201112250824.pBP8OBnH019164@mail.r-bonomi.com> In-Reply-To: <8cd929f111399fa4695c5eb642caab03@trans-world.org>
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> From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sat Dec 24 23:42:28 2011 > Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:38:04 -0500 > From: heather@trans-world.org > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Subject: Freebsd installation problem with 3ware 8506-4LP - storage > controller (RAID) > > Hello, we tried to instal Freebsd with my 3ware 8506-4LP - storage > controller (RAID) > and it seems freebsd does not support my raid card could you please > tell me how to fox this problem? Read the list of supported hardware. See: <http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html>; select "hardware notes' for the release version of the O/S you are using. The '3Ware 8506-4LP" is listed there. It requiress the 'twe' disk driver software, which _is_ provided by the standard distribution, *BUT* manual configuration is required. you have to do the indicated 'magic' for the installer before it will see the controller an disks as installation targets. Then you have to do it AGAIN for the installed system, before booting it. The 'twe' manpage describes what is required. You can find it from the hardware notes link mentioned above.
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