From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 08:38:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29B5E16A4CE for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:38:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.lambertfam.org (www.lambertfam.org [216.223.208.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEAD843D45 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:38:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lambert@lambertfam.org) Received: from laptop.lambertfam.org (ool-182db8f6.dyn.optonline.net [24.45.184.246]) by mail.lambertfam.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 034D934D7E for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:38:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by laptop.lambertfam.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 7A3A5C0F5; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:38:21 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:38:21 -0500 From: Scott Lambert To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040128163821.GB775@laptop.lambertfam.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <4017120C.7060709@wi.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4017120C.7060709@wi.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Subject: Re: FreeBSD SCSI/RAID boot problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:38:29 -0000 On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 07:36:12PM -0600, Marc Cabanatuan wrote: > Alright I have posted before regarding this NetServer LH Plus w/ the > Mylex DAC960 RAID controller and the 5 disk SCSI array. > > I have managed to install FreeBSD 5.0-DP1 onto the system, however it > fails to boot. Last time it just beeped at me and did nothing, this > was solved by fixing the drive geometry with a win98 boot disk. Now > the problem is that it seems to not be finding the kernel or /boot > device or / partition. > > could this be a large block assignment problem where a lowlevel format > could be necessary? I had a similar (maybe the same) problem, installs fine doesn't boot afterward, with a DAC960 controller when I upgraded from 2.x to 4.x. I had to change a setting in the controller BIOS from 2MB to 8MB, Or was it GB? It was a couple of years ago. Sorry my memory is so vauge. -- Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix SysAdmin lambert@lambertfam.org