Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 13:53:29 -0700 From: "Mike Brown" <jmb287@gmail.com> To: "Eric Anderson" <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RESOLVED with 6.2 but it lacks NIC support Re: 6.1 can't find SAS drives on Dell PE 1955 Message-ID: <1a85d2430611051253l2c1f4e6mf11a6756a7000bca@mail.gmail.com>
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I have resolved this by booting 6.2. However, we now have NO NIC support :| On 01/11/06, Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> wrote: > > On 11/01/06 15:26, Mike Brown wrote: > > Hi Eric, thanks for the reply > > > > Not sure what controller I'm running. I don't see it on boot up BIOS > > messages. > > From what I gather its a RAID controller, both drives are mirrored via > > the system. > > > > I tried 6.2-PRE this morning, it also did not see the drives. > > > > How do I tell what controller is on the system ? > > It should tell you on boot - something like 'PERC 5i' or PERC something > (maybe 'PowerEdge RAID Controller'). > > > We have a 1950 that works ok under recent 6.2-* > > > The drives are 73Gig 10K RPM SAS micro drives > > > > > > On 01/11/06, *Eric Anderson* <anderson@centtech.com > > <mailto:anderson@centtech.com>> wrote: > > > > On 11/01/06 14:39, Mike Brown wrote: > > > When trying to install FB-6.1 from the ISO's on a Dell PE 1955 > > Blade, it > > > will not see the SAS drives. > > > > > > Any thoughts of wisdom > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Which controller are you using, and is there a RAID set up or are > you > > passing the drives through to FreeBSD? Also, you might want to try > > 6.2-PRERELEASE. > > > > Eric > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology > Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >
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