From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 28 14:52:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DCA716A41C; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:52:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brucegb@realtime.net) Received: from ruth.realtime.net (ruth.realtime.net [205.238.132.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A947C43D49; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:52:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brucegb@realtime.net) Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (unverified [70.113.33.56]) by realtime.net (Realtime Communications Advanced E-Mail Services V9.2) with ESMTP id 87647492 for multiple; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:52:08 -0500 Received: from tigerfish2.my.domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5SEq6h5054606; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:52:06 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb@tigerfish2.my.domain) Received: (from brucegb@localhost) by tigerfish2.my.domain (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j5SEq2pE054605; Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:52:02 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from brucegb) Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:52:02 -0500 From: Bruce Burden To: "Nethaniel St. Donovan" Message-ID: <20050628145202.GC50229@tigerfish2.my.domain> References: <20050627010953.GA50229@tigerfish2.my.domain> <1119933523_61044@ruth.realtime.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1119933523_61044@ruth.realtime.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org, hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID Cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:52:10 -0000 On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 10:38:34PM -0600, Nethaniel St. Donovan wrote: > Option 6 for Freebsd boot up screen is "drop to boot commandline". > Okay, that one. My problems started when I went to multi-user mode, and the RAID logical volume was accessed. > > Fail because whatever Linux I try (I prefer FreeBSD) the OS can't see the > raid as a valid drive. > I am running my collection of drives as a RAID 5, but I would think your situation should be similiar, given the 3210S is a faster version of the 3200S... Of course, I haven't tried to boot my RAID, it only contains user directories. When the Adaptec 3210S POST screen comes up, does it should one logical disk? I trust you don't have any of the ear-piercing alarms going off when the card performs its POST checks. Bruce -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I like bad!" Bruce Burden Austin, TX. - Thuganlitha The Power and the Prophet Robert Don Hughes