From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 22 18:41:02 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8006816A420 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:41:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stefan@foulis.net) Received: from mx1.spiderware.ch (cn-lan-213-180-161-76.cybernet.ch [213.180.161.76]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CADF343E6B for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:37:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stefan@foulis.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.spiderware.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E7AEC443 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:42:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx1.spiderware.ch ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (three.spiderware.ch [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 33907-02 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:42:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mx1.spiderware.ch (Postfix, from userid 1025) id 0B97FC43F; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:42:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [10.0.0.9] (138.93.202.62.cust.bluewin.ch [62.202.93.138]) by mx1.spiderware.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96FA6C32E for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:42:39 +0200 (CEST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <39CF5ABA-0A66-4ACE-8CBB-D4BD969FE39B@foulis.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Stefan Foulis Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:37:49 +0200 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at spiderware.ch Subject: installing 5.4 on RAID1 using Promise TX2200 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: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:41:02 -0000 I just got an Promise TX2200 "RAID" Controller and 2x250GB SATA Drives for my new webserver. As soon as I define a raid of some sort, the installation cd just reboots the system. I think that happens at the stage where the kernel should be loaded. I've used the TX2000 with IDE drives before. There I had similar problems. I learned that the BIOS on the controller should not be used to define the array. What I did back then: - do not define the array with the Controller BIOS - boot from the install cd, start the live-filesystem - use atacontrol to define the array - install freebsd to the new ar0 device (I'm not sure anymore if that device just turned up or I had to reboot first) - everything works fine This doesn't seem to work with the TX2200 anymore. I can define the mirror from the live-filesystem, but the ar0 device does not turn up. Once I try boot from the installation cd again, I end up in the endless reboot cycle. The default FreeBSD kernel can handle the controller though. If install freebsd on a seperate harddisk, there are no problems utilizing the mirrored disks with atacontrol. The system boots normally. I can format and mount the filesystem, recover from removing one of the disks etc. Does the installation CD use a different kernel than a default system? I tried installing using /stand/systinstall (after booting the other installation on the seperate hd). But I could not get it to install correctly. It would just overwrite the existing installation... Any pointers? - Stefan