From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 11 20:46:49 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E790F16A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:46:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from webcrossing.com (mailhost.webcrossing.com [208.185.149.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B78C243D41 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:46:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jsoule@webcrossing.com) Received: from adsl-68-120-249-249.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net [68.120.249.249] by webcrossing.com; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:46:48 -0800 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <653e3f49df8b196a4653fd90454812ea@webcrossing.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jeff Soule Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:46:48 -0800 To: "Vinod Kashyap" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with 4.10 Release and "supported" hardware X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 20:46:50 -0000 That used to work, but not anymore. I have four other servers with the same configuration that I successfully installed 4.10 on by waiting before hitting enter at the kernel configuration screen. :-( On Feb 11, 2005, at 10:43 AM, Vinod Kashyap wrote: > > I have seen this problem when trying to install 4.10 on a SuperMicro > motherboard. It was not just the 3ware controller that was not > getting detected, no other PCI controller would get detected either. > This was irrespective of whether the 3ware controller was plugged in > or not. Do you see other PCI controllers (pci0, pci1 etc.)in the boot > messages? > > The work around I found for this was to not hit 'Enter' immediately > after the 'Kernel Configuration Menu' shows up. Wait on that menu > for about 20 seconds, and then continue. You should be able to see > the controller and its attached devices. >