Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 17:13:34 +0200 From: Robert Porl <porl@lw-datentechnik.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD booting from mylex DAC960 RAID Controller Message-ID: <3909AA9E.83E9B671@lw-datentechnik.de>
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Hi,
While installing the FreeBSD 4.0 Snapshot on a System with
a MYLEX DAC960PD Controller (configured as a 3-drive
RAID5 - Array), everything worked as expected first.
But after the installation was done, i experienced
problems booting off the RAID.
I have experience with installing Linux on the same machine,
and there it worked only from LILO (The linux boot loader) version
21 and up. All Pre-21 versions didnīt know how to handle the RAID.
When I choose to install the STANDARD MBR during the setup,
the systems stops with an "Operating system not found" at startup.
When I choose to install the BootManager MBR, the system presents
me with a menu (with one entry: F1 = FreeBSD), but no matter what
key i press, it wonīt boot. It just beeps :-(((
So i would like to ask whether booting off a Mylex RAID is
possible at all with FreeBSD, or if the only solution will be
to use a floppy disk or small IDE drive for booting :)
Thanks in advance !
- Robert Porl
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