From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Dec 13 20:25:29 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mass.cdrom.com (castles528.castles.com [208.214.165.92]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25195151E6 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:25:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Received: from mass.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA00586; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:28:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199912140428.UAA00586@mass.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: stefan@syprix.se Cc: Haider Roland , "'freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org'" Subject: Re: installing on compaq smart array 3200? In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 13 Dec 1999 19:02:20 +0100." <385534AC.87C12D25@syprix.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:28:18 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > this might be a little bit off topic, but i hope someone here has > > already done something similar. > > > > i'm tryin' to install freebsd on a raid set connected to a compaq > > smart array 3200. > > unfortunately this is plugged into an asus p3b-f and not into a compaq > > machine, so the help i got from them was: nill. > > thing is it seems i can't run the array configuration utility without the > > compaq firmware and to use the runtime programm the driver has to > > be installed. > > however, to install the driver the array has to be configured... > > > > maybee i'm missin' something in the handbook, but at the moment > > i'm pretty stuck with this. The Compaq controllers are "captive", ie. they can only be used in a Compaq system. > > so any ideas are welcome, i just can't buy a proliant or a different > > controller. You have no choice - the controller just can't be used in any other system to the best of my knowledge. If you want to install onto a raid array you'll need to pick up a Mylex or AMI controller and move to -current. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message