From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 22 20:54:36 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 5BC4C16A41F for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:54:36 +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 CE9AD43D45 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:54:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stefan@foulis.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.spiderware.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03814C3CA for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:59:22 +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 32741-10 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:59:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mx1.spiderware.ch (Postfix, from userid 1025) id 1D4F4C3C7; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:59:20 +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 AB210C339 for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:59:19 +0200 (CEST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) In-Reply-To: <39CF5ABA-0A66-4ACE-8CBB-D4BD969FE39B@foulis.net> References: <39CF5ABA-0A66-4ACE-8CBB-D4BD969FE39B@foulis.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Stefan Foulis Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:54:29 +0200 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at spiderware.ch Subject: Re: 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 20:54:36 -0000 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" > >