Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:54:29 +0200 From: Stefan Foulis <stefan@foulis.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing 5.4 on RAID1 using Promise TX2200 Message-ID: <B4521390-4D19-4E28-893E-57C151D3DBA9@foulis.net> In-Reply-To: <39CF5ABA-0A66-4ACE-8CBB-D4BD969FE39B@foulis.net> References: <39CF5ABA-0A66-4ACE-8CBB-D4BD969FE39B@foulis.net>
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I think I just cracked it! After initially creating the mirror with the live filesystem from the installation cd, I used the expert install mode... there is an option to re-scan for devices there... then the ar0 device is present. I'm installing now. hope it works. - stefan On Jul 22, 2005, at 8:37 PM, Stefan Foulis wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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