Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 18:13:13 -0400 From: Warner Joseph <Joseph.Warner@siemens.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=27Rapha=EBl_Marmier=27?= <raphael@computer-rental.ch> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array Message-ID: <DAF0948B1D3A2D4080988C683F6BD90703797C5B@MLVV9MBE.usmlvv1p0a.smshsc.net>
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Yeah, I just tried to load 4.8 -RELEASE and lost one of my drives. (sigh) I guess I never learn: Never try to do something major on a Friday, the day before a holiday or the day before a vacation. 8^( -----Original Message----- From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:31 PM To: Warner Joseph Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array Duh, I let myself forget that it doesn't even get into the installation =20 process correctly... One thing you could try, just for the test, would be to install 5.1 on =20 a different machine and make sure safe mode is enforced (acpi, eisa =20 probe, etc... like in the errata). Then put the disk in the Compaq and =20 see if it boots, and if it does, re-enable things one by one until it =20 stops working. But I think I remember you said you need to setup this server asap ;) Rapha=EBl Le Vendredi, 8 ao=FB 2003, =E0 23:09 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =E9crit= : > > I think it's already disabled or won't work at all on this server. > > I can't remember if I said this before but when I boot the mini-install > CD on the server option #2 says "Boot with ACPI enabled" and when > I boot on a regular PC that already has 5.1 installed it says "Boot =20 > with > ACPI disabled" so I don't think 5.1 is going to work on a Compaq > Proliant 2500. > > I looked over here: > > http://prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl/~gregory/FreeBSD/hpi386.html > <http://prioris.mini.pw.edu.pl/~gregory/FreeBSD/hpi386.html>; > > ..and noticed there is only one config listed for someone running =20 > FreeBSD > on a 2500 and they're running 4.7 -STABLE, not 5.1 > > I need to run this in a production environment so 5.1 may not be a good > choice. It's too bad because I'd like more time to tinker with this =20 > to see > if I could get 5.1 loaded and running but I'm running out of time. > > Thanks > > Joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch] > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:53 PM > To: Warner Joseph > Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array > > > > I guess that's what you are looking for: > > > hint.acpi.0.disabled=3D1 # disable ACPI (i386 only) > > in > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/5.1R/errata.html > > > I suppose it has to be put in /etc/sysctl.conf, but I'm not sure... > > > Rapha=EBl > > > Le Vendredi, 8 ao=FB 2003, =E0 15:18 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a = =E9crit : > > > > How difficult would it be to upgrade from 4.8 to 5.x ? > > > I've got to get this server going ASAP but I'd also like > > to be able to upgrade to the 5.x series, especially when > > 5.2 comes out. > > > There should be a way to disable ACPI during boot up. I > > could have sworn that during previous installs of 5.1 the > > menu option said "Boot FreeBSD with ACPI disabled" but when > > I boot the server it says "Boot FreeBSD with ACPI enabled" > > <sigh> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch] > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 5:26 PM > > To: Warner Joseph > > Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > > Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array > > > > I'll give a try on a Smart Array 532 with FBSD 5.1 as soon as I can > > (days or weeks). It is working fine with 4.8 now. > > > Raphael > > > Le Jeudi, 7 ao=FB 2003, =E0 23:44 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =E9crit= : > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rapha=EBl Marmier [mailto:raphael@computer-rental.ch] > > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:55 PM > > To: Warner Joseph > > Cc: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' > > Subject: Re: 5.1 & Compaq Smart Array > > > > RAIDFrame is software raid so it doesn't matter here. You should check > > wether your Smart Array is properly supported, first, a good place to > > start: http://people.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID/. > > > It looks like it is. Mine is a Compaq Smart-2SL Array Controller > > > Then maybe try to disable APIC at boot (??), as this is known to cause > > problems. > > > I don't have that option, the option menu has an option to "Enable" > > APIC support not disable it. I'm using the 5.1 -RELEASE mini-install > > CD. > > > > But first, go to the BIOS on the server and make sure it is > > preset either for Linux OS or for "Other". > > > Right, I used the Compaq Setup CD, blew away my old FreeBSD 4.6 > > configuration, > > set up a new one including a new array (I added an extra drive), chose > > "Other OS" during the manual install and rebooted to install the new > > OS. > > > > > Then maybe make sure your > > raid volume(s) is configured with Compaq tools before attempting to > > install FreeBSD. > > > FWIW - I had it running on 4.6 -STABLE just fine before this. > > > hope this helps > > > Raphael > > > Le Jeudi, 7 ao=FB 2003, =E0 20:16 Europe/Zurich, Warner Joseph a =E9crit= : > > > > Hi, > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE on our > > Compaq Proliant 2500 server with (4) 9.1G hard drives > > using Raid5 and the install hangs at: > > > /stand/sysinstall running as init on vty0 > > > Is this because of: > > > "The RAIDframe disk driver described in raid(4) is non-functional for > > this > > release." > > > ..from the errata? > > > I tried to search the archives but got an error saying they > > aren't available right now. > > > Thanks > > > Joe > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > -------- > > This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical > > Solutions > > USA, Inc. and are intended only for the addressee(s). > > The information contained herein may include trade secrets or > > privileged or > > otherwise confidential information. 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