From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 28 04:38:42 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 2C80416A42A; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:38:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nethaniel@box201.com) Received: from host78.ipowerweb.com (host78.ipowerweb.com [66.235.200.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D510D43D48; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:38:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nethaniel@box201.com) Received: from c-67-190-22-43.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([67.190.22.43] helo=electricblue) by host78.ipowerweb.com with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dn7rt-00062C-8t; Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:38:41 -0700 From: "Nethaniel St. Donovan" To: "'Bruce Burden'" Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:38:34 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <20050627010953.GA50229@tigerfish2.my.domain> Thread-Index: AcV6tVE0uqPp0j8/S2mgaq14+MYwRgA5Recg X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - host78.ipowerweb.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - box201.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Message-Id: <20050628043841.D510D43D48@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: RAID Cards 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: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:38:42 -0000 Option 6 for Freebsd boot up screen is "drop to boot commandline". It basically lets you set certain options so the system can load properly. I.E. it's running 100% off the CD at that moment and if you want to turn acpi off prior to boot you can. Fail because whatever Linux I try (I prefer FreeBSD) the OS can't see the raid as a valid drive. Each OS asks what drive to install to but when you look to choose which one the Raid is never in the list of option to begin loading on. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Burden [mailto:brucegb@realtime.net] > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:10 PM > To: nethaniel@box201.com > Cc: questions@freebsd.org; hardware@freebsd.org; 'Bob Bomar' > Subject: Re: RAID Cards > > On Sun, Jun 26, 2005 at 12:21:02PM -0600, nethaniel@box201.com wrote: > > I can say my experience with adaptec 3200s cards has not been the most > > fruitful. It's been 2 weeks now and I cannot even get my system to load > past > > the initial bootup options screen. Anything but option 6 fails. The sad > > thing is I have a driver but I need to load some kind of os on the > system or > > I cannot load my driver. > > > Fails how? I was not able to boot 5.4 with my Adaptec 3210S > installed. I believe the best I got was a hang or a panic. I finally > got the system to behave when I added OPTION ASR_TOOLS to the kernel. > > What is option 6 in the boot screen? > > Bruce > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "I like bad!" Bruce Burden Austin, TX. > - Thuganlitha > The Power and the Prophet > Robert Don Hughes >