From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 29 14:17:29 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 280C6106568F for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@optiksecurite.com) Received: from tomts24-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts24-srv.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B77FE8FC0C for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@optiksecurite.com) Received: from toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca ([67.69.240.38]) by tomts24-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20080929141717.RAJT1580.tomts24-srv.bellnexxia.net@toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca>; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:17:17 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApoEAEF94EhKD7BS/2dsb2JhbAC2RBmFJoFn Received: from mtrlpq02-1242542162.sdsl.bell.ca (HELO [69.69.69.183]) ([74.15.176.82]) by toip37-bus.srvr.bell.ca with ESMTP; 29 Sep 2008 10:17:02 -0400 Message-ID: <48E0E366.2050005@optiksecurite.com> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:17:10 -0400 From: FreeBSD User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jacob Yocom-Piatt References: <48DBEDD0.3000506@fixedpointgroup.com> <48DCF182.1020908@optiksecurite.com> <48DE439A.5000102@fixedpointgroup.com> In-Reply-To: <48DE439A.5000102@fixedpointgroup.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing 7.0-release from .isos: endless mfi status msgs on console 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: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:17:29 -0000 Jacob Yocom-Piatt a écrit : > FreeBSD wrote: >> Jacob Yocom-Piatt a écrit : >>> am setting up a new fileserver on a poweredge 1950 and installing >>> from the freebsd 7.0-release .isos but can't read anything on the >>> console since the PERC 5/i or 5/e card(s) are dumping status messages >>> to the console non-stop (~1000 lines / minute). >>> > >> What are exactly those messages? I have the same server with FreeBSD >> 7.0-Release too and I don't get any annoying messages. I would be >> tempted to say that there is something wrong... >> > > > martin, > > they are status messages of some sort that are coming from the two PERC > cards installed in the machine, a 5/i for the SAS disks inside it and a > 5/e for the MD1000 disk array attached to it via a SAS cable. since i > don't have a console attached at this machine's location, i can't easily > dump the messages here. suffice it to say that i get similar messages on > my other freebsd fileserver running on essentially the same hardware > (amd64 on poweredge 1950 + MD1000 enclosure). if you really want to see > them, i can acquire them from the console whenever i reboot the machine > but only after i have the console reading out. > Jake, Maybe you're getting those messages because you have 2 cards installed but I still don't think it's normal that you get that much messages from good working cards. I think it would be interesting to see those messages. Martin > if i wait 5-10 minutes, the messages 'settle' and the installer gets > further along, but the amd64 installer seizes whereas the i386 one gets > to the usual install menu, i.e. 'choose your country', etc. if the amd64 > installer is seizing up, can anyone recommend a workaround? i'm not > about to install a 32-bit arch onto this machine since it needs to do > ZFS which is known to have additional problems with 32-bit arches. > > cheers, > jake > > >> Martin >>> is there any way to disable these status messages so that i can get >>> freebsd installed? AFAICT there is nothing broken with the battery on >>> either of the PERC 5/i or 5/e cards installed. >>> >>> cheers, >>> jake >> >