Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:30:08 -0800 (PST) From: ThinkDifferently <Jeremy@FutureCIS.com> To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I use RocketRAID 3120 with FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE ??? Message-ID: <21478697.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <21471603.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <21471603.post@talk.nabble.com>
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ThinkDifferently wrote: > > What did I miss? Why can't this thing boot? Unfortunately, HighPoint's > User Manual was last updated in 2007, when FreeBSD 6.1 was the latest. > Since then, the hptiop driver was added to 7.x, and that's what I'm trying > to use. > I have followed what little there is at... http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hptiop&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+7.1-RELEASE http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hptiop&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+7.1-RELEASE All 3 device statements are in the /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC file, by default. I put the hptiop_load="YES" statement into the /boot/loader.conf file. Their user manual is at... http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/RR3120/RR3120_UM_EN_10_111307_AP.pdf http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/RR3120/RR3120_UM_EN_10_111307_AP.pdf But, it only has instructions up to FreeBSD 6.1, and they don't seem to apply any more to the 7.x version, which has the hptiop(4) driver in the GENERIC kernel. In other words, their instructions for a driver diskette are meaningless. I was led to believe that these cards were compatible with all modern versions of FreeBSD, especially since it's on the hardware compatibility list... http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.1R/hardware.html http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.1R/hardware.html -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-do-I-use-RocketRAID-3120-with-FreeBSD-7.1-RELEASE-----tp21471603p21478697.html Sent from the freebsd-drivers mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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