From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 08:37:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 926D116A41F for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:37:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5C2543D5C for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:37:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 22819 invoked by uid 510); 31 Aug 2005 09:38:15 +0100 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.86.2/1032. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-4.5/5.0):. Processed in 2.430404 secs); 31 Aug 2005 08:38:15 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.5 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-4.5/5.0):. Processed in 2.430404 secs Process 22812) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 31 Aug 2005 09:38:12 +0100 From: Robert Slade To: Ted Mittelstaedt In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1125477492.22687.9.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:38:12 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" , Vizion Subject: RE: Proliant 5000 sever Fbsd 5.4 (re)boot problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:37:58 -0000 On Wed, 2005-08-31 at 07:01, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Vizion > >Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:21 PM > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Cc: Robert Slade > >Subject: Re: Proliant 5000 sever Fbsd 5.4 (re)boot problem > > > > > >Did you follow my suggestion and search the HP resources with > >freebsd and your > >model. I have had the same problem myself I am pretty certain > >it was fixed > >by changes using the Proliant Essrntial Foundation Pack.. but > >my memory may > >not be accurate. > > Yeah, what a awful design! You have to load an entire full-blown > Windows install just to update the microcode in the SCSI raid > controller. I saw they had done this the last time I setup a > Compaq server and nearly barfed. > > You can still firmware update the machines' BIOS with a bootable > floppy but that's it. To get anything else, helo Windows! > > At least you get the satisfaction of scratching it off once you've > done the update. > > Ted > -- Thanks Ted & David, The HP site does not turn up anything about FreeBSD and the Proliant. However I have found out that the Smart-2 family controllers do have an update. There is a Linux version of the flash utility so I'll try that first. Rob