Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:50:19 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: "John Du" <jjohndu@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3 for SPARC64 does not find SCSI disks on Unltra 1E Message-ID: <88BD2EBC-3A96-11D9-94CC-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <002c01c4ce93$88a42670$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com> References: <001301c4cdd8$57019cd0$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com> <80B4B87D-39D5-11D9-9AFD-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net> <002c01c4ce93$88a42670$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com>
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On Nov 19, 2004, at 3:57 PM, John Du wrote: >> On Nov 18, 2004, at 5:37 PM, John Du wrote: >> >>> I downloaded and burned the ISO images on CDs. The first CD boots >>> OK. When trying to partition the disks, the installer displays a >>> message saying no disks found. >>> >>> The FreeBSD SPARC64 hardware list has the Ultra 1E as supported. >>> What do I have to do to install FreeBSD 5.3 on the SCSI disks on the >>> Ultra 1E? >> >> Did the kernel find the disks? If the kernel did find the disks, then >> it might be that you need to clean the disks (clobber the first couple >> of sectors on the disk). > > > Thanks Marcel. No, the kernel does not see the disk. I dropped to the > command line and typed "lsdev". The command lists nothing under block > devices. lsdev is a loader command. It may not tell you what you need to know. In particular it won't tell you if the kernel will detect the SCSI disks. It's probably a good idea to use a serial console, boot the kernel with -v and send us the boot log. HTH, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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