Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 07:16:17 -1000 (HST) From: Patrick Guerin <pat@inix.com> To: Barbara Diederich <barbara@electricfoundry.com> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dell Poweredge 2550 with Adaptec AIC-7899 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0106240711160.18919-100000@prince.inix.com> In-Reply-To: <3B35F0AE.5E68ECF5@electricfoundry.com>
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Aloha Barbara, I'll double check when I get into the office tomorrow.. Here's where I got my files from: ftp: releng4.freebsd.org folder: /pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/i386/4.3-20010621-STABLE/floppies The purchase was recent and everything you have listed looks familiar. Cheers, --pat On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Barbara Diederich wrote: > Patrick, > > Its a no go for me... I used 4.3-Stable dated both Jun 21st and Jun 1st... did > you use another version? > > Also, I have the Dell PE Expandable Raid controller 3/Di, Bios V2.5-0 --- is > this the same as the one that you have? > > Bios Revision A04 > Embedded Server Management Firmware 5.34 > Primary System Backplane 1.24 > > Could be something else causing the problem if we have the same exact SCSI > setup... I assume you purchase was recent as well. > > Thanks so much, > > Barbara > > Patrick Guerin wrote: > > > Barbara, > > > > Install 4.3-STABLE and you'll be fine. That did the trick for me and 2 > > others on the list. > > > > Cheers, > > > > --pat > > > > On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Barbara Diederich wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have attempted to load FreeBSD 4.3 onto the Dell Poweredge 2550 with > > > Raid Enabled Perc3-Di using an Adaptec AIC-7899 Ultra 3 SCSI 3 > > > Controller. > > > > > > I don't see this device listed in the generic kernel althought the 4.3 > > > release notes say that they support this hardware... and once I exit the > > > kernel config I do see this device being listed as I enter the > > > sysinstall menu... but, once I go to do the fdsk... no hard drives are > > > found! > > > > > > Unfortunately Dell and Adaptec specifically support Linux... and so > > > information on this problem is hard to find. > > > > > > Can you help? > > > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > > > Barbara Diederich > > > > > > > > > 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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