Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:57 +0000 From: Andrew Hotlab <andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com> To: Barkley Vowk <bvowk@math.ualberta.ca> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Areca ARC-1120 on FreeBSD 7.0 Message-ID: <BAY102-W28F4D4A436884BE8C95E09F6700@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <20080811170806.X99082@3jane.math.ualberta.ca> References: <BAY102-W428F28799636A3B28D3A56F6710@phx.gbl> <20080811170806.X99082@3jane.math.ualberta.ca>
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My card has no battery backup=2C but I disconnected the machine power cord = and pulled the card off itsPCI-X slot. After few minutes I reconnected the card and I booted the machine without a= ny hard drive. Then the same issue arised with the 7.0-RELEASE. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon=2C 11 Aug 2008 17:09:04 -0600 > From: bvowk@math.ualberta.ca > To: andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: Areca ARC-1120 on FreeBSD 7.0 >=20 > Pull the battery from the unit and reset the configuration. Reconnect the= =20 > battery when the system boots FreeBSD properly. >=20 > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Barkley C. Vowk -- Systems Analyst -- University of Alberta > Math Sciences Department - Barkley.Vowk@math.ualberta.ca > Office: CAB642A=2C 780-492-4064 >=20 > Opinions expressed are the responsibility of the author and > may not reflect the opinions of others or reality. >=20 > On Mon=2C 11 Aug 2008=2C Andrew Hotlab wrote: >=20 >> >> Hi to all. I've finally convinced my IT manager to replace a MSFT Window= s Server Virtual Server host with >> a FreeBSD 7 jail host. Obviously=2C before proposing this change I check= ed that our hardware was supported >> by the FreeBSD platform=2C but as soon as I boot the FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE= /amd64 CD-ROM the systems >> hangs! >> >> I also tried the i386 version of the same release experiencing the same = trouble. By using a 6.3-RELEASE >> CD-ROM all works well (excluding some warnings still showing during the = boot). I compared the source files >> of the driver arcmsr(4) without finding any real difference: both of the= m are at the 1.20.00.15 revision=2C but >> I'm not a very experienced FreeBSD sysadmin (yet!)=2C and I need at leas= t your opinions about this trouble! >> >> I think the most complete set of informations I can give you are the ver= bose boot logs of both the 6.3 and >> 7.0 releases (sorry for the log post)=2C but I'm ready to submit whateve= r data you want... please help me to >> put Windows out of my datacenter! :) >> _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger=A0 http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=3Den-us&sourc= e=3Dwlmailtagline=
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