Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 10:04:26 -0500 From: "Mike Grommet" <mgrommet@insolwwb.net> To: "mike grommet" <mgrommet@ns.insolwwb.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: SPOKE TOO SOON: *FIXED* maybe? Re: DPT Raid hanging on newfs? Message-ID: <002501bded4c$c87a5640$0cf896d0@work2.insolwwb.net>
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Well, just an update for everyone... I thought I had the problem licked with this DPT controller. Last night I shut down the machine, and this morning I booted it up and it hung on the file system checks I then got experimental again. I booted up with the distribution cd and tried to repartion/reinstall freebsd again and guess what, even with the bios settings from the time that worked, it still hung in the newfs Just thought I would pass on to everyone that this is still an issue... -----Original Message----- From: mike grommet <mgrommet@ns.insolwwb.net> To: Dan Baker <dbaker@illuminetss7.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 8:09 PM Subject: *FIXED* maybe? Re: DPT Raid hanging on newfs? > > >Well, while waiting on a reply I got to fooling around with the raid >bios settings in the dpt controller... just out of curiosity, I turned off >the extented bios settings (toggle) in the DPT bios... then everything >worked fine... > >any ideas if this is a good fix? will not having these features enabled >hurt me later in performance / reliability? > >any replies much appreciated. > > >On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Dan Baker wrote: > >> >> Make sure that you leave the last couple of sectors of the HD free. >> DPT stores information there about the RAID array. >> >> Also try booting to DOS and using the DPT utilities diskette to >> reformat the drives individually. >> >> Dan Baker >> >> >> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ >> Subject: DPT Raid hanging on newfs? >> Author: "Mike Grommet" <mgrommet@insolwwb.net> at Internet_mail >> Date: 9/30/98 2:42 PM >> >> >> Hi guys. Trying to get freebsd 2.2.7 (distribution CD) >> up and running on a new server. We are trying to use >> a DPT PM3334UW controller and problems are occuring :) >> >> Any help here would be MOST appreciated. I sort of stuck my neck out here >> to use a free OS for this server (THEY wanted to use NT on it... *yuck*) >> But since I am admining the machine and I like freebsd, I won out :) >> >> The DPT card bios reports its own version as V003.EN >> The scsi card is ID7 on all 3 channels >> The drives are all id0 on each of the 3 channels. >> >> >> On bootup, the kernel sees the card as a >> DPT Type 3 model PM3334UW, firmware 07M0 on port b810 with write back cache >> >> it also reports that the kernel has the Collections Metrics enabled. >> >> It reports my disk geometry as 1106 cyls / 255 heads / 63 sectors, and >> 17767890 sectors >> >> I am using RAID V, with 3 4.5gig seagate cheetas 4LP >> >> I get to the menu just fine, and begin a novice installation... >> I tell it to use the entire disk, set it as bootable. >> >> I then partition the drive as such: >> 256M swap >> 128M / >> 256M /var >> and roughly 8 gig for /usr >> >> Ok, so it starts to do a newfs... it seems to create the / partition ok, >> although this goes by so quick I cant say for sure. It seems to copy all >> the device files to the drive... >> >> I noticed the error message: >> 3328 sectors in last cylinder unallocated. >> >> then it starts doing a newfs on the /usr partition... it ticks and ticks and >> ticks off the numbers... >> then gets to what I assume is the end, but never returns control to the >> install program... >> it just dies right there... >> >> HELP! What should I begin trying here? I'm definately lost when it comes >> to RAID anyway... any bios functions in the DPT controller setup that I >> should disable? >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> Is there a knowledgeable individual @ DPT who is familiar with these >> controllers >> and FreeBSD? Their book that comes with the card doesnt even mention unix >> so.... >> >> >> >> Mike Grommet >> System Admin, and all around nice guy >> Internet Solutions, Inc. >> mgrommet@insolwwb.net >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> >> >> > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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