From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 15 23:56:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B0CB16A4CE for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:56:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.knology.net (smtp.knology.net [24.214.63.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CC99A43D1F for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:56:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dkelly@HiWAAY.net) Received: (qmail 11802 invoked by uid 0); 15 Aug 2004 23:57:17 -0000 Received: from user-69-73-60-132.knology.net (HELO ?10.0.0.68?) (69.73.60.132) by smtp6.knology.net with SMTP; 15 Aug 2004 23:57:17 -0000 In-Reply-To: <411F7B31.2050507@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> References: <411F7B31.2050507@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: David Kelly Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:56:51 -0500 To: Robin Becker X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: FreeBSD_Questions FreeBSD_Questions Subject: Re: dell 8400 install prob X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:56:57 -0000 On Aug 15, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Robin Becker wrote: > Sigh! I tried with 4.10 as well and that also fails. Sadly I don't > have a spare IDE / drive lying about. I guess I'll have to wait on > freebsd or install one of the more advanced Linux OSes I didn't *install* on my SATA drives on Dell PowerEdge 400SC, but FreeBSD 5.2.1 didn't have any issues with them. Brought them up fresh out of their antistatic bags with the 5.2.1 installer CDROM. Don't believe I'm having any issues with the *drives* but vinum doesn't always remember their striped volume configuration between boots. Not sure how similar the 400SC is to your 8400. The 400SC does not have ATA RAID on the motherboard. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Top posters will not be shown the honor of a reply.