Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:44:06 -0700 From: Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Message-ID: <a6868a0d-9ba6-c53b-2cf3-13f6dc5815d6@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <36c9c502-f9b6-fd3d-3ac2-80ab18f8d420@quip.cz> References: <5a20f111-b2f5-c1a1-acdf-86df43d79ace@quip.cz> <20200416180705.GB39563@home.opsec.eu> <36c9c502-f9b6-fd3d-3ac2-80ab18f8d420@quip.cz>
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On 2020-04-16 11:12, Miroslav Lachman wrote: > Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: >> Hi! >> >>> I was requested to install FreeBSD 11.3 on a new Dell machine with >>> only 2 >>> NVME drives in ZFS mirror. The problem is that installer does not see >>> the >>> drives. Are there any special procedure to use NVME drives for >>> installation a later for booting? >> >> I use 2 NVMe drives as zfs mirror to boot from on my testbox, >> but it runs CURRENT, since approx. November 2018. >> >> So maybe try it with 12.1 ? I know, that does not help if you are asked >> to install 11.3, but at least it gives you an idea... >> > > I tried 12.1 few minutes ago but the result is the same - no NVME drives > listed. > Should I try something with kernel modules, some sysctl tweaks? > Should I try UEFI boot? (I never did) Make sure the UEFI BIOS can see them and enable dual-mode or UEFI-only boot. IIRC I couldn't legacy boot from the NVME drives. My home and work servers have UEFI-boot gptzfsboot/root-on-zfs NVME drives that initially started with 11.2 and now run 12.1.
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