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Date:      Thu, 5 Dec 2002 12:34:18 +0100 (CET)
From:      Sten <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
To:        Oliver Lehmann <lehmann@ans-netz.de>
Cc:        alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bootable RAID Controllers
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.50.0212051230280.749-100000@thea.blinkenlights.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20021205095031.38939cbf.lehmann@ans-netz.de>
References:  <20021205095031.38939cbf.lehmann@ans-netz.de>

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On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Oliver Lehmann wrote:

> Hello,
>
> i'm wondering if there are SCSI RAID Controllers which are bootable in my
> PC164LX System? Sombody own such a Controller? Or can't the system boot
> from a RAID Controller? Can I use a RAID controller then with a booted
> FreeBSD? Or is a RAID Controller unusable in any way with my Alpha?

Wether a raid controller is bootable depends on the srm support.
I guess some compaq/dec controllers should work.
Once FreeBSD is booted most raid controllers will work.
Booting from ide/floppy is usally the easiest way.

-- 
Sten Spans

  "What does one do with ones money,
   when there is no more empty rackspace ?"

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