Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 23:58:06 +0200 From: "Ventsislav Velkov" <veno@evrocom.bg> To: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "vizion communication" <vizion@ixpres.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD set up on Compaq Proliant 5500 Message-ID: <001301c2cc98$7f64e850$235c27d4@crouch> References: <Pine.A41.4.44.0302041239520.31774-100000@bosch.jeol.com> <20030204121103.A40447@ns.museum.rain.com> <000101c2cc92$38ab30f0$15b55042@vizion2000.net>
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You could create the missing manually, $cd /dev $sh MAKEDEV idad4 .... etc. for each logical drive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "vizion communication" <vizion@ixpres.com> To: <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:02 PM Subject: FreeBSD set up on Compaq Proliant 5500 > I am obviously doing something wrong which is causing > difficulty installing freebsd 4.7 in the following > circumstances: > > Quad Processor Compaq Proliant with 3200 Raid (2 Channel > LVD/SE Scsi Array Controller) > Prior to installing FreeBSD using the Compaq SmartStart > utility I created a raid (Array A) on the first raid channel > using four physical drives each of 18.2G using RAID 5. > > Array A is divided into 11 logical Drives each with the > following number of 512 sectors: > Logical #1,8,10 ------4194240 > Logical #2,7------- 8364000 > Logical #3,4------- 16776960 > Logical #5--------- 2097120 > Logical #6--------- 6291360 > Logical #9--------- 8380320 > Logical#11-------- 27050400 > > The 11 logical drives reported by Compaq Raid Controller on > POST and no errors are reported when Compaq Array Diagnostic > Utility is run. > > On Boot up using FreeBSD 4.7 CD FreeBSD Reports drives A > thru J > > In the FreeBSD select drives drives utility the following > drives are identified: > > idad0, 4194240 Sectors (2047MB) > idad1, 8364000 Sectors (4083MB) > idad2, 16776960 Sectors (8191MB) > idad3 16776960 Sectors (8191MB) > > None of the other logical drives are identified by the > install utility. > > Whilst it may only be a coincidence it seems odd that > FreeBSDis only "seeing" the first logical raid partitions > and that there are four physical drives. Do I need some kind > of driver installed so that FreeBSD can recognize the > logical raid partitions? > > Help appreciated > > Thanks > > David > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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