From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 07:58:31 2003 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 289EE16A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 07:58:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74AA743D45 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 07:58:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from daleco.biz ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:01:34 -0600 Message-ID: <3FE07D0B.9090401@daleco.biz> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:58:03 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031124 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: michael Alexander References: <004601c3c4b5$727e7280$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> In-Reply-To: <004601c3c4b5$727e7280$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Dec 2003 16:01:35.0000 (UTC) FILETIME=[0BA61980:01C3C4B7] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Load new drivers during install 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: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 15:58:31 -0000 michael Alexander wrote: > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of >>Lowell Gilbert >>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:47 AM >>To: michael Alexander >>Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>Subject: Re: Load new drivers during install >> >> >>"michael Alexander" writes: >> >> >> >>>Is there a way to load updated or additional drivers during >>> >>> >>initial install? >> >> >>>(like redhats 'expert' install option) >>> >>> >>Yes, the install gives you the option to load kernel modules. >>However, this is very rarely needed, because the install kernel >>includes drivers for pretty much anything you could possibly need to >>get through the install process. >> >>Why do you ask? What do you need that isn't working? >> >> >> > >I need drivers for Mylex Acceleraid250 (DAC960) on Intel NA440BX. >It is listed as a supported card on the site, but it doesn't give me any >such drivers to select at install. (note, it also doesn't show any NIC >drivers for onboard NIC) >MB and Raid card are updated to latest bios and firmware, as of last week. > >Thanks, >-Mike > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > Any chance you're talking about the "do kernel configuration in full-screen visual mode" stuff? That's just for old ISA hardware, *IIRC*. On most modern systems you can delete that whole list and everything still works. The GENERIC kernel already contains support for the mly driver (Acceleraid/eXtremeraid). What's the onboard NIC? Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.