From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 14:37:34 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09703106564A for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 881428FC1C for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LDK0G-0005Cq-5N for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:28 +0000 Received: from adsl-64-123-118-135.dsl.wchtks.swbell.net ([64.123.118.135]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:28 +0000 Received: from srandall52 by adsl-64-123-118-135.dsl.wchtks.swbell.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:28 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Steve Randall Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:37:16 -0600 Lines: 44 Message-ID: <20081218083716.3a6b9ac5@locust> References: <21039625.post@talk.nabble.com> <20081216212015.800ab816.freebsd@edvax.de> <21045861.post@talk.nabble.com> <21065051.post@talk.nabble.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: adsl-64-123-118-135.dsl.wchtks.swbell.net X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Sender: news Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot 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: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:37:34 -0000 On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:54:45 -0800 (PST) ThinkDifferently wrote: > > > Polytropon wrote: > > > > > > ThinkDifferently wrote: > >> hptrr: no controller detected. > > > > It looks like there's a proble with the hptrr driver? Have you > > tried loading the "HighPoint RocketRAID device drive" by putting > > > > hptrr_load="YES" > > > > into /boot/loader.conf? > > > > Further information can be obtained by: > > > > % man hptrr > > > > Check if your particular controller is supported. > > > > I went back to this, using my USB boot device and edited /boot/loader.conf > to have hptrr_load="YES". Still, no joy. > > Also, I've been able to determine that I don't have a RocketRAID device. > That's a separate RAID card, and I simply don't have one. What I have is an > onboard NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. I'm befuddled as to why FreeBSD > thinks I have RocketRAID. It doesn't. FreeBSD DOES include the hptrr driver (among many others) in the generic kernel. Most drivers remain quiet when they find nothing to drive, but not hptrr. The message confirms that you DON'T have RocketRAID, and gives no insight into your problem. I can't really help you with that. I can tell you that FreeBSD 7.0 works fine on my nForce 630a chipset, though I do not have it configured for RAID, only AHCI. Your 720a chipset is newer, perhaps too new to be supported by FreeBSD 7.0. You might want to give 7.1 a try. You might also check if your BIOS is up to date, in case the problem is there.