Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:49:21 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Mike Brown <jmb287@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RESOLVED with 6.2 but it lacks NIC support Re: 6.1 can't find SAS drives on Dell PE 1955 Message-ID: <454EBED1.9070106@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <1a85d2430611051253l2c1f4e6mf11a6756a7000bca@mail.gmail.com> References: <1a85d2430611051253l2c1f4e6mf11a6756a7000bca@mail.gmail.com>
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NIC support for the 1955 will take some time, and will definitely not happen for 6.2. Scott Mike Brown wrote: > I have resolved this by booting 6.2. > > However, we now have NO NIC support :| > > > > > On 01/11/06, Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> wrote: >> >> On 11/01/06 15:26, Mike Brown wrote: >> > Hi Eric, thanks for the reply >> > >> > Not sure what controller I'm running. I don't see it on boot up BIOS >> > messages. >> > From what I gather its a RAID controller, both drives are mirrored via >> > the system. >> > >> > I tried 6.2-PRE this morning, it also did not see the drives. >> > >> > How do I tell what controller is on the system ? >> >> It should tell you on boot - something like 'PERC 5i' or PERC something >> (maybe 'PowerEdge RAID Controller'). >> >> >> We have a 1950 that works ok under recent 6.2-* >> >> > The drives are 73Gig 10K RPM SAS micro drives >> > >> > >> > On 01/11/06, *Eric Anderson* <anderson@centtech.com >> > <mailto:anderson@centtech.com>> wrote: >> > >> > On 11/01/06 14:39, Mike Brown wrote: >> > > When trying to install FB-6.1 from the ISO's on a Dell PE 1955 >> > Blade, it >> > > will not see the SAS drives. >> > > >> > > Any thoughts of wisdom >> > > >> > > Thanks in advance >> > >> > Which controller are you using, and is there a RAID set up or are >> you >> > passing the drives through to FreeBSD? Also, you might want to try >> > 6.2-PRERELEASE. >> > >> > Eric >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology >> Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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