From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 05:10:23 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E75416A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:10:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.uk.psi.com (mail.uk.psi.com [154.8.2.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F5E443D2D for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:10:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alan.barrow@psineteurope.com) Received: from camdev-01.ops.uk.psi.com ([154.8.22.17]) by mail.uk.psi.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AzF5n-00049i-00; Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:10:19 +0000 From: alan barrow To: "freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-9.7x.1) Date: 05 Mar 2004 13:10:18 +0000 Message-Id: <1078492218.9948.42.camel@ip5.ops.uk.psi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: techsupport@tyan.com Subject: Tyan S2882UG3NR X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:10:23 -0000 Quick run down of this mornings efforts to get FreeBSD 5.2 on the Thunder K8S Pro. Moan groan... just one problem.... The on board adaptec SCSI.. The attempted install of FreeBSD 5.2.. This model:- http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tx28b2880.html Thunder K8S Pro -- S2882UG3NR [ BIOS Ver. 101 ] 2 x 246 2GB DDR ECC 4 x 36GB 10Krpm SCSI HDDs CD-ROM -- TEAC -- (moved from primary master to secondary slave) floppy #################################################################### BIOS -- set to optimal or default. 1) No access to adaptec card BIOS or LSI BIOS using these key strokes throws the machine straight into boot. 2) Using the PCI-X Riser card slot 1 with megaraid 320-1 causes IRQ steering errors to be reported by the BIOS on boot. 3) Using the PCI-X Riser card slot 2 with megaraid 320-1 removes the errors but the issue is the same as 1). #################################################################### Tests :-- 1) BIOS -- set to default .. the following turned off. * IDE off * floppy off * ACPI off * Device and PCI Slots (All DMA off) * USB Host controllers Diasabled * Onboard SATA disabled (why have this at all???) * Onboard AIC-7902W SCSI Disabled * Onboard ZCR N/A * Onboard GB lan Disabled * Onboard GB lan Rom Disabled * Serial Port 1 / 2 / parallel off * Onboard floppy controller disabled * Remote Access Disabled * Plug & Play OS No Result :- No access to the MegaRAID BIOS. (Notice the SCSI has been disabled here) ####################################################### 2) BIOS -- set to default .. the following turned off. * IDE off * floppy off * ACPI off * Device and PCI Slots (All DMA off) * USB Host controllers Diasabled * Onboard SATA disabled * Onboard GB lan Disabled * Onboard GB lan Rom Disabled * Serial Port 1 / 2 / parallel off * Onboard floppy controller disabled * Remote Access Disab Result :- No access to the MegaRAID or adaptec BIOSs. (Notice the SCSI has been disabled here) ####################################################### 3) BIOS -- set to default .. the following turned off. * IDE off * floppy off * ACPI off * Device and PCI Slots (All DMA off) * USB Host controllers Diasabled * Onboard SATA disabled * Onboard GB lan Disabled * Onboard GB lan Rom Disabled * Serial Port 1 / 2 / parallel off * Onboard floppy controller disabled * Remote Access Disab Remove the Megaraid card from the system entirely. Internal SCSI becomes a boot from device option. ###################################################### Right so with the megaraid out option 3) BIOS set and the SCSI devices hanging off the internal SCSI, The following is the DMESG. Copyright (c) 1992-2004 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE #0: Sun Jan 11 04:21:45 GMT 2004 root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC Preloaded elf kernel "/boot/kernel/kernel" at 0xc09e1000. MPTable: