From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 16:20:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 521511065672 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:20:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lenzi@k1.com.br) Received: from netuno.levier.com.br (netuno.levier.com.br [201.47.3.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDAB78FC1B for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:20:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lenzi@k1.com.br) Received: from levier.com.br (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by netuno.levier.com.br (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mAC5ukHX034599; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:20:18 -0200 (BRST) (envelope-from lenzi@k1.com.br) X-MessageWall-Score: 0 (levier.com.br) Received: from [189.32.5.42] (authenticated as k1) by levier.com.br (MessageWall 1.0.8) with SMTP; 12 Nov 2008 16:20:18 -0000 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9rgio?= de Almeida Lenzi To: VeeJay , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <2cd0a0da0811120701r7c57bd6btf7640440dbb11035@mail.gmail.com> References: <2cd0a0da0811120701r7c57bd6btf7640440dbb11035@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Lzt Tecnologia Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:20:19 -0200 Message-Id: <1226506819.1615.18.camel@k2.cwb.casa> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Any help about FreeBSD & Dell's Troubleshooting Tool DSET X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lenzi@k1.com.br List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:20:19 -0000 Hello I have used the PERC on dells 2900 & 2950 they are trick pieces of hardware and can easyly wipe out the contents of your disk drive on the CTRL-R screen (setup screen). the best configuration I used is to use RAID-0 (no raid) on the controller and g mirror on the FreeBSD (that is I use the mirror in software) mainly because the Freebsd kernel is, in this manner, can detect problems with the drivers and so, can act on it.... so........ 1) attach a new drive on your controller (this drive will be erased...) 2) put the drive in another VD (on the control-r screen).... 3) attach the drive... 4) format it in the running freebsd.... 5) put your data on the drive (using tar....) 6) shutdown the computer, save the drive.... 7) mount the other drivers using raid-0 8) re-install freebsd using g-mirror (see freebsd documentation...) 9) remount the saved drive on the controller now using the Foreing option 10) boot freebsd, mount the drive restore the sistem and be happy.... Hope that it can help