Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:00:03 -0800 (PST) From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [Re: misc/24725: failing install: not loading proper adaptec driver] Message-ID: <200101311800.f0VI03Q02373@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/24725; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> To: michael mundy <mjmundy@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [Re: misc/24725: failing install: not loading proper adaptec driver] Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:57:18 -0700 [ Please remember to CC your replies to freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org so they go into the log for this PR. Also, please put your reply below the text you're replying to. ] On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 08:44:18 -0700, michael mundy wrote: > "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 13:57:18 -0800, mjmundy@usa.net wrote: > > > during installation, the user config utility within the installation > > > menu does not contain the necessary driver for my adaptec 2842 > > > controller. i am having to create the kern.flp and mkfsroot.flp > > > bootup floppies to install from. i can't seem to find in any of the > > > docs/helps/readmes/FAQs/etc on *how_to_add* the driver for the 2842, > > > though on one of the readmes, it is said that this controller is > > > supported. I had the exact same problem when trying to install from > > > my freebsd 3.3 distro. sorry, the BIOS does not support booting > > > directly from CD-ROM. > > > > > > I'm looking for the procedure/command line option/whatever_it_takes > > > to get this driver into the kernel. i do not have another freeBSD > > > system to build a kernel on for this install. > > > > The ahc driver handles the 2842, and it should automatically detect the > > card. i.e. you shouldn't need to do anything in userconfig in order for > > your card to be detected. You should just be able to boot the system. > > > > Although the 2842 is a VLB board, this is also the case for PCI boards -- > > they're automatically detected, and there's no way to manually tweak > > whether they're probed or not from userconfig. > > thanks for your quick response. however, there is no ahc driver in the > (visual mode) list. that's the problem. even if i go to "kernel config - > command line mode" and do an ls, it's not in the list, and it fails if i do an > enable on ahc0: > > config>enable ahc0 > No such device: ahc0 > > there appears to be no autodetect of the 2842VL card. i've gone into the > adaptec config utility at boot time (ctrl-A) and verified there are no > emulation modes (of other adaptec scsi controllers) that can be selected. > > is this platform unlikely to work? that's pretty much what i conclude from > what you said below. You've reached the wrong conclusion here. Just IGNORE userconfig. Use it if you've got ISA devices that need their irq's, etc., set, but in general, you can ignore it for your Adaptec board. Don't worry about it not being in the list of devices. Just boot the kernel and attempt to install. sysinstall will show you where you're going to be installing, so there won't be any danger. It will also tell you if it can't see any disks. > if nothing else, add this platform configuration to the list of unsupported > configs, if there is such a list. It is supported, and I happen to have a machine running just fine with a 2842. Ken -- Kenneth Merry ken@kdm.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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