From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 16 23:22:45 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 48ED516A41C for ; Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:22:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF49843D45 for ; Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:22:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1DtvzX-000PC6-3H; Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:22:43 -0600 In-Reply-To: <42D95AAF.50406@celeritystorm.com> References: <42D9398F.4020201@celeritystorm.com> <42D95AAF.50406@celeritystorm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:22:43 -0600 To: M. L. X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) X-SA-Do-Not-Run: Yes X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 & Adaptec 2010s - raidutil / aaccli 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: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:22:45 -0000 On Jul 16, 2005, at 1:06 PM, M. L. wrote: > Hi, > > I can't post exact messages now, but dmesg detects an asr "Adaptec > Caching RAID", and the only disk detected (the RAID-10) is da0. As > I mentioned, raidutil (from the asr utils package) keeps saying / > dev/rdpti17 doesn't exist, and if I symlink asr0 -> rdpti17, the > next time I run raidutil, it will erase the symlink. As I also > mentioned, some posts from google mentioned symlinking /dev/rasr0 - > > rdpti17, but I don't have such device. > > If you're talking about the SYSV-related kernel options, I have > tried these and the error is the same. No there is a specific ASR option options ASR_COMPAT Rebuild your 5.4 kernel with this. I had the exact same issues with the 2100S as you describe until I added that to my kernel, thanks to some info I found in Google. Chad > > > > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > >> >> On Jul 16, 2005, at 10:45 AM, M. L. wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've managed to install FreeBSD 5 on a RAID-10 after my weird >>> problem of random letters/numbers scrolling on the screen upon a >>> CD boot (actually installed 4.10 from CD, cvsupped to 5.4, it >>> worked - seems to be something related to the CD boot loader..). >>> >>> Wanting to have something to manage the raid with, a simple make >>> search key=adaptec showed asr-utils and aaccli. I've had no luck >>> with either one. >>> >>> I don't have the server online now (have it at home before >>> shipping it, only have one set of cables, a pain to switch them >>> due to cable locations etc) >>> >>> >>> With raidutil (from asr-utils), a raidutil -L all says something >>> about COMPATIBITY NUMBER and then something about /dev/rdpti17. >>> I've tried to symlink /dev/asr0 to /dev/rdpti17, but the symlink >>> is gone when I run raidutil again. I googled a bit and there >>> were suggestions about /dev/rasr0 -> /dev/rdpti17, but I have no >>> rasr0 device - only asr0. There was also some links about >>> increasing SYSV memory, which I did, no luck either. >>> >>> I tried aaccli after having no luck with raidutil, and a aaccli >>> open asr0 says the controller is invalid or non-existant. >>> >>> camcontrol devlist shows the RAID-10, and I'm pretty sure the >>> RAID is working - I've installed FreeBSD on it lol :-) >>> >>> All that I'm missing now is a tool to be able to manage the >>> raid.. any suggestions ? >>> >> >> >> What is the device name for the disks? What does dmesg say when >> it detects the controller? If it says something with aac in it >> then you want the LINUX aaccli and if it says asr you want the >> asr utils, but you need to google on FreeBSD and asr as there is >> a kernel option you need for 5.4 to work with the asr utilities. >> >> For the aac device, you need to get the Linux aaccli program >> (much more advanced) and also load the linux_aac kernel module. >> >> I have both a 2200S (aac) working with 5.3 and a 2100S (asr) >> working with 5.4. ALl on i386 version of FBSD >> >> Chad >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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" >>> >>> >> >> --- >> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC >> Your Web App and Email hosting provider >> chad@shire.net >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net