From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 12 09:59:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9327F106566B for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s32.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s32.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 814528FC24 for ; Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY102-W28 ([64.4.61.128]) by bay0-omc1-s32.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:59:56 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [217.133.1.92] From: Andrew Hotlab To: Barkley Vowk Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:57 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20080811170806.X99082@3jane.math.ualberta.ca> References: <20080811170806.X99082@3jane.math.ualberta.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Aug 2008 09:59:56.0989 (UTC) FILETIME=[2CDF5ED0:01C8FC62] Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Areca ARC-1120 on FreeBSD 7.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:57 -0000 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=