Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:02:22 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Lint^^" <lint@satan.dyn.reject.org>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: installation on Dell Precision 620 (AIC-7899) Message-ID: <NEBBIJCLELPGBFNNJOFHCEHACDAA.jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.21.0006291605050.16445-100000@satan.reject.org>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Lint^^ > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:06 PM > To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: installation on Dell Precision 620 (AIC-7899) > > > hello, i apologize for previous threading. > > the problem is that the FreeBSD boot images (kern, mfsroot) do not see da0 > and da1. this results in a 'disks not found' error in sysinstall. some > background: the machine is a newly delivered Dell Precision 620. the scsi > controller is an Adaptec AIC-7899, and there are two Quantum 10k RPM > 17.4GB disks (specifically, Quantum model ATLAS10K2-TY184L) on it, as well > as a tape backup drive (ARCHIVE Python 06240-XXX, Revision 8071). i had > thought before that the issue may have something to do with RAID, so i've > deleted the arrays that the machine shipped with and am just using the > disks as standalone devices. i have also done a low-level format on each > disk, as suggested in a previous message to freebsd-hardware. all this > results in the same thing: the boot kernel detects the controller as ahc0, > but fails to detect any disks. i decided to try booting a slackware 7 > cdrom to see if it had similar problems (kernel version 2.2.13), and it > sees everything without issue (tape, scsi controller, scsi disks). this > also works when the disks are part of a RAID0 array, as defined in the > utility shipped with the machine... for these reasons i've narrowed it > down to the boot images. previous posts to freebsd-current have suggested > that these controllers work fine under 4.0-STABLE, and at reduced capacity > under 4.0-RELEASE. as another test, i booted the latest floppy images from > the 20000626 5.0-STABLE branch, with the same result: controller found, > disks not. does anyone else have this problem with the boot images, or is > it just me? > I had some trouble getting 4.0 release to see a aic-7899 that was onboard a dell 2450 a while back, but only when it was in RAID mode. In SCSI mode it worked fine. We ended up sending it back anyways...couldn't get SMP to work. > i am thinking that since linux 2.2.13 sees everything, the hardware > configuration is ok... unless it has to be configured a specific way to > jive with FreeBSD? > > i'm stumped... any insight is very very greatly appreciated. thank you. > > adam > > > > > 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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