From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 25 12:50:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52FA3106564A for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:50:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jctune@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pv0-f182.google.com (mail-pv0-f182.google.com [74.125.83.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DB6E8FC12 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:50:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pvc22 with SMTP id 22so1011751pvc.13 for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:50:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:sender:content-type:mime-version:subject:from :in-reply-to:date:content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to :x-mailer; bh=xtYLkKWCxI/jDSyyj+UQBqbPBhSGJ0ZayoXwWNdpLZA=; b=in/00ACPmi3BvumAWWm0YlXNWXlAhACf16WuMDq1ieMSB5HI6K7VO5FLGE9n70xwZm umt2eeT8K8V9sDATjvdja4S9KumFg2mtK3kf6qbxSVxAwtc1hehyvPY30e23Q59nHCAs 5/K3zhrak8yQ+QmEbU6RDrss8LvhMjUkeaqzc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to:x-mailer; b=ZZbYYvXdYwFbRv6ZacZnICbutnrurwBPX6CR7Lj1j7220JWXB1ocb++Wled0X5zSXy 4lC/TqO5YDJBk8KAcC2HWXwmALY7h9aibPNBsV1zaEDgNtl5BnBHKHvm5ZgpVDJq+Swd p9Ryoq2AYzGPp6ir2YU/U6nSJy7UCHWWvYIwA= Received: by 10.142.135.4 with SMTP id i4mr3707065wfd.433.1295959793823; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:49:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.222.111.121] (c-174-51-181-166.hsd1.co.comcast.net [174.51.181.166]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w22sm18813588wfd.7.2011.01.25.04.49.51 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:49:52 -0800 (PST) Sender: Cameron Tune Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) From: Cameron Tune In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:49:49 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <5F56E17E-F7E0-463F-8229-26309A5697EB@camerontune.com> References: <48E61CAB-27B8-4EED-9D9B-A0CF35FE14CD@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:55:41 +0000 Subject: Re: Problem with Highpoint 2320 Raid card 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: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:50:03 -0000 Thanks for the info. I've decided I'm going to send this card back. = I'll try Brandon's suggestion first and get another of the same, and if = that doesn't work I'll try something from a different vendor. I'm also using ZFS - main reason I migrated to FreeBSD in the first = place. On Jan 25, 2011, at 4:23 AM, Jonas Lund wrote: > I also bought a highpoint (17xx something) card for my previous > home/smb-server and i could never get it booting either regardless of > "freebsd support". It was based on a VIA EPIA motherboard. >=20 > Ended up going with softraid (gmirror).. it worked well enough but be > warned that after an extended uptime that a gmirror sync + fsck will > cause a seek storm that will take ages to finish. Using ZFS for my > current setup with duplication. >=20 > 2011/1/16 Cameron Tune : >> Last month I purchased a Highpoint 2320 raid card, = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16816115026 , for = my FreeBSD server. I'm new to the FreeBSD world - so please bear with = me as I try to solve the following issue. >>=20 >> With the card installed - the server hangs during the boot process. = I don't even get to the standard FreeBSD boot menus (loader prompt, = single-user mode, etc.), rather the freeze occurs after a "console" = message and then a listing of physical disks. A picture of where the = hang occurs is at http://www.camerontune.com/images/photo.jpg . >>=20 >> As far as I can tell this card is supported on FreeBSD (running 8.1 = STABLE i386). I've updated the motherboard bios, and have also monkeyed = around with just about every possible setting in the card's bios. = Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P. >>=20 >> I've combed through every possible log I can find in /var/logs - but = I'm not finding anything that starts this early in the boot process. = I've also ensured that all drivers are present and loaded in loader.conf = - however I don't think I'm even getting to the point of drivers being = loaded. >>=20 >> Any thoughts are appreciated - and please let me know if there's any = additional information I can provide that may help diagnose the = problem._______________________________________________ >> 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" >>=20