Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 3:55:09 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Repost -Help Re: Sata/IDE drive recognition problem Message-ID: <20060818105510.OFNN21564.dukecmmtao03.coxmail.com@dukecmmtao03>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Vizion > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:05 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Sata/IDE drive recognition problem > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Vizion > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:33 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Sata/IDE drive recognition problem > > > > > > Hi > > > > While preparing to move a system from i386 to amd > > architecture The existing system is dual booting i386 for 5.4 > > stable and 6.0. My plan is to remove both systems, preserve > > my data and reinstall 6.1 amd from cd. > > > > The motherboard is a FA-K8N51GMF-9 with 3 hard drives > > installed. 2xSata and 1xIDE. > > > > Freebsd 5.4 > > #df sees > > /dev/ad4s1a > > devfs, > > /dev/ad4s1e > > /dev/ad4s1f > > /dev/ad6s1d > > /dev/ad6s1e > > linprocfs > > > > Freebsd 6.0 > > #df sees > > /dev/ad0s1a > > devfs > > /dev/ad0s1e > > /dev/ad01f > > /dev/ad0s1d > > /dev/ad4s1a > > /dev/ad4s1f > > /dev/ad6s1d > > devfs > > > > The CD installer select drives interface for 6.1 RELEASE > > amd64 recognizes > > ad0 and > > ad4 > > but not ad6. > > > > For installing 6.1 amd I will need the installer to see all > > physical devices and existing partitions. > > > > The Bios CMOS features show > > IDE Channel 0 Master WDC WD2000JB > > IDE Channel 0 Slave Lite-on CD-RW > > IDE Channel 2 Master ST3160827AS > > IDE Channel 3 Master WDC WD2000JD > > The Advanced Bios features show > > First boot device CDROM > > Second Boot Device Hard Disk > > Third boot Device Hard Disk > > > > The Hard disk boot priority sequence options show: > > Ch0 > > Ch2 > > Ch3 > > root > > shutdown -r > > > > /var/log/messages shows > > ad0 WDC WD2000JB at ata0-master UDMA33 > > acd0 Lite-on at ata0-slave USMA33 > > ad4 ST3160827AS at ata2-master UDMA33 > > ad6 WDC WD2000JD at ata3-master UDMA33 > > > > How do I get the installer select drives interface to recognize ad6? > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > david > > > Following my previous posting I have now suvvessfully built > amd64 on /dev/ad0 but not yet mounted ad4 or ad6. While ad4 > is "seen" according to /var/log/messages the new build does > not "see" ad6 .. does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? > > Somer help would be apprecaited > > Thanks > I have almost finished the rebuild and binary compilations and need to be able to mount the as yet unrecognized ad6 - some help at this point would be really apprecaited. thanks
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