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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2001 22:38:05 +0100
From:      Richard Smith <rdls@rdls.net>
To:        David Richardson <dlr@davids.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dell PERC 3/Di Support
Message-ID:  <20010622223805.A3314@gaia.home.rdls.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106191401510.33841-100000@davids.org>; from dlr@davids.org on Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 02:06:21PM -0700
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106191401510.33841-100000@davids.org>

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On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 02:06:21PM -0700, David Richardson wrote:
> All,
> 
> I am trying to install 4.3 on a Dell 2500 server with an onboard PERC 3/Di
> controller. But the device comes back as an unknow PCI device. Vendor =
> 0x1028 and device = 0x0002. I looked at aac_pci.c and found the entry for
> the PERC 3/Di and the vendor and device numbers match the unknown device.

I have some Dell 2550's with the PERC 3/Di controller. Support for that device
was committed some days after the 4.3 release date.

> Do I need to build my own boot floppy?

In order to install on the disks managed by the 3/Di, probably, yes.

-- 
Richard Smith
Network Systems Director
Satamatics Ltd
Green Lane, Tewkesbury, GL20 8HD, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1684 278610
Fax: +44 1684 278611

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