From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 10 10:52:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DFDC1065670 for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:52:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) Received: from unsane.co.uk (unsane-pt.tunnel.tserv5.lon1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f08:110::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 670278FC15 for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:52:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vhoffman.lon.namesco.net (lon.namesco.net [195.7.254.102]) (authenticated bits=0) by unsane.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q8AAqmeq027141 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:52:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from vince@unsane.co.uk) Message-ID: <504DC680.30708@unsane.co.uk> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:52:48 +0100 From: Vincent Hoffman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120824 Thunderbird/15.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org References: <20120909095412.00005a47@unknown> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Dell Perc H200A 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: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:52:51 -0000 On 10/09/2012 04:21, Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On September 9, 2012 9:54:12 AM +0300 Theodor-Iulian Ciobanu > wrote: > >> On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:34:14 -0500 >> Paul Schmehl wrote: >> >>> I tried to install FreeBSD 9.0 Release on a Dell R410 with Perc H200A >>> today. When I tried ran the new installer it failed. So I switched >>> to sysinstall, but it couldn't recognize the disk. >>> >>> I googled and found out that there's been a problem with no driver >>> for that controller. If I understand it correctly, the mps driver >>> works, but you had to use something called JBOD mode. I have no idea >>> what that is or how to set it up. I'm not real knowledgeable about >>> RAID and controllers and the like. >>> >>> All I want to do is install FreeBSD on this box. Is there a version >>> of FreeBSD that will work with the Perc H200A? If so, how do I get >>> it? >> >> I don't know if this is still the case, but there was a time when you >> could use LSI2008 (the chipset) cards only with IT firmware (JBOD >> mode) in FreeBSD. >> >> To flash the H200A with the IT firmware, you had to go through some >> hoops, as switching modes for this kind of cards is not done in one >> step: >> http://kb.lsi.com/KnowledgebaseArticle16266.aspx >> > > Can anyone confirm that this is still the case? Does the mps driver > support this controller? Is it included in 8.3 RELEASE? Or am I > going to have to jump through hoops to get FreeBSD installed on this box? If you are happy to use the integrated RAID (IR) mode and let the driver/card handle RAID then http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=231679 brought in support for this and http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=237876 a new version of the driver. A 9.1-RC1 install iso should pick it up fine. No idea if you want to use software RAID over JBOD (Just a bunch of disks) mode though. Vince > > Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst > As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions > are my own and not those of my employer. > ******************************************* > "It is as useless to argue with those who have > renounced the use of reason as to administer > medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson > "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very > intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"