From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 16 04:14:00 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB5B4106566C for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:14:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jctune@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f54.google.com (mail-pz0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD3CD8FC0C for ; Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:14:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk32 with SMTP id 32so666620pzk.13 for ; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:14:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:sender:from:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:subject:date:message-id:to:mime-version :x-mailer; bh=9Eki7O4yxSpiEA8SHM35MT5OcN2I4Vu4vyhh1mFEPgA=; b=imAWOyuQLWOLDtEMYTnw47v6AHtCDuCJhRlcK6NXhfV6J38e+bRtWNaJsWI6V+tsQm cu3DyIwvNVKQaKPbjf+mNouTYzOQta17GBtXHSR+l2y2a5tQzO2NeumMoKpvzZhGIe9d 5vO1EtlCYNf1bTbAvXOpWGwpCwJsNl/8dzZIA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:subject:date :message-id:to:mime-version:x-mailer; b=H/pRunFgiisIw3L/tI3TyUbiTq358NvHM/V89Oz2VWo0kzWIvjsAr3NEyUPyBoGNSf oSxi6jeXSenb7xxSMwUqIGv9TPC2vDn60isAiZIwcWnMUhMBGJITcURuv9gTs1pRVeV4 h60iBp0RPVU+s7N90NJvlSVAQRW+y3empJ1gw= Received: by 10.142.239.11 with SMTP id m11mr2194778wfh.120.1295149601159; Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:46:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.222.111.121] (c-174-51-181-166.hsd1.co.comcast.net [174.51.181.166]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w22sm4259065wfd.7.2011.01.15.19.46.39 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:46:40 -0800 (PST) Sender: Cameron Tune From: Cameron Tune Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:46:35 -0700 Message-Id: <48E61CAB-27B8-4EED-9D9B-A0CF35FE14CD@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:24:04 +0000 Subject: Problem with Highpoint 2320 Raid card X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:14:01 -0000 Last month I purchased a Highpoint 2320 raid card, = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16816115026 , for = my FreeBSD server. I'm new to the FreeBSD world - so please bear with = me as I try to solve the following issue. With the card installed - the server hangs during the boot process. I = don't even get to the standard FreeBSD boot menus (loader prompt, = single-user mode, etc.), rather the freeze occurs after a "console" = message and then a listing of physical disks. A picture of where the = hang occurs is at http://www.camerontune.com/images/photo.jpg .=20 As far as I can tell this card is supported on FreeBSD (running 8.1 = STABLE i386). I've updated the motherboard bios, and have also monkeyed = around with just about every possible setting in the card's bios. = Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P. I've combed through every possible log I can find in /var/logs - but I'm = not finding anything that starts this early in the boot process. I've = also ensured that all drivers are present and loaded in loader.conf - = however I don't think I'm even getting to the point of drivers being = loaded. Any thoughts are appreciated - and please let me know if there's any = additional information I can provide that may help diagnose the problem.=