From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Dec 5 4:33:48 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E30837B401 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:33:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F9DD43EBE for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:33:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gB5CXcdN008670; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:33:39 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gB5CXcD4008669; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:33:38 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:33:38 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Sten Cc: Oliver Lehmann , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bootable RAID Controllers Message-ID: <20021205133338.C8628@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20021205095031.38939cbf.lehmann@ans-netz.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from sten@blinkenlights.nl on Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 12:34:18PM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 12:34:18PM +0100, Sten wrote: > 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. Mylex DAC960s are the only ones DEC/CPQ ever sold for Alpha. DAC960 are KZPSC and KZPAC in DEC-speak. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message