Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:59:57 -0500 From: Charlie Root <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: Craig Huckabee <huck@nosc.mil> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell PowerEdge 2300 - more information Message-ID: <399D4F6D.5BB9E777@hutchtel.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000818103028.00b0d590@localhost>
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Craig Huckabee wrote: > > That didn't work either - got the F1 to retry reboot... message again. > > HELP! > There is a thread in the archives where I tried to get 4.0 going on a Poweredge 2450 and ended up giving up due to problems with both the onboard RAID controller and the SMP. Both of these particualr problems have since been fixed, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were other issues keeping you from installing....Not that I don't like Dell, just seems that generic stuff works better with FreeBSD. Josh > --Craig > > At 10:23 AM 8/18/00 -0400, you wrote: > > >I've been allocating the disk as dangerously dedicated - I'm trying a > >different setup now. Any help is greatly appreciated. > > > >Thanks, > >Craig > > > > > >>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:16:02 -0400 > >>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>From: Craig Huckabee <huck@nosc.mil> > >>Subject: Dell PowerEdge 2300 - install help needed > >> > >> > >>Anybody done an install on a Dell Poweredge 2300 recently that can help me ? > >> > >>The 4.1 install seems to run OK, it sees the hard drive I have connected > >>to the internal Adaptec 7860 (a 2GB Seagate), and it sees the RAID > >>controller. The first time I tried the install, I had geometry problems, > >>so I turned off the geometry translation on the Adaptec controller. The > >>next time I tried installing, the boot failed - I get a message from the > >>BIOS that prompts me to hit F1 to retry the reboot or F2 to enter setup. > >> > >>Any ideas ? What's the deep magic needed here ? > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Craig > > > >Craig Huckabee huck@spawar.navy.mil > >Systems Engineer, Compliance Corporation (843) 218 6459 > >SPAWAR Systems Center - Charleston, Charleston, SC > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Craig Huckabee huck@spawar.navy.mil > Systems Engineer, Compliance Corporation (843) 218 6459 > SPAWAR Systems Center - Charleston, Charleston, SC > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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