Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:28:18 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: stefan@syprix.se Cc: Haider Roland <r.haider@liwest.at>, "'freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: installing on compaq smart array 3200? Message-ID: <199912140428.UAA00586@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 13 Dec 1999 19:02:20 %2B0100." <385534AC.87C12D25@syprix.se>
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> > this might be a little bit off topic, but i hope someone here has > > already done something similar. > > > > i'm tryin' to install freebsd on a raid set connected to a compaq > > smart array 3200. > > unfortunately this is plugged into an asus p3b-f and not into a compaq > > machine, so the help i got from them was: nill. > > thing is it seems i can't run the array configuration utility without the > > compaq firmware and to use the runtime programm the driver has to > > be installed. > > however, to install the driver the array has to be configured... > > > > maybee i'm missin' something in the handbook, but at the moment > > i'm pretty stuck with this. The Compaq controllers are "captive", ie. they can only be used in a Compaq system. > > so any ideas are welcome, i just can't buy a proliant or a different > > controller. You have no choice - the controller just can't be used in any other system to the best of my knowledge. If you want to install onto a raid array you'll need to pick up a Mylex or AMI controller and move to -current. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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