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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot
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ThinkDifferently wrote:
> ...some more interesting errors from bootup...My biz partner seemed
> interested in these (don't know why)...
> hptrr: HPT RocketRAID controller driver v1.1 (Feb 24 2008 10:34:18)
> acpi0: <052008 RSDT1050> on motherboard
> acpi0: [ITHREAD]
> acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
> acpi0: reservation of free00000, 1000 (3) failed
> acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed
> acpi0: reservation of 100000, c7f00000 (3) failed

AFAIK, your RocketRAID should be picked up by the 'twe' driver.

If you run a FreeBSD install disk (as opposed to boot-only), are you
provided with an install location (via sysinstall) as far as hard disks
are concerned?

Is this RAID array something that you can afford to risk losing through
troubleshooting?

Steve