From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 11 14:32:56 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A5E41065670 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:32:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lausts@acm.org) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37F1E8FC0A for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:32:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([10.128.143.52]) by hrndva-qmta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20101211141742899.EHNR23474@hrndva-qmta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:17:42 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=kXGwZUU/u1JTMRv8Axk4W0omja+vfTT+sGlOkodD8F8= c=1 sm=0 a=fstSG2fFMTEA:10 a=kHc8Q_KJ-KsA:10 a=FvropS80mE4Jmy1Y4LHC5g==:17 a=JMSqsDsT0yMIA550Y-YA:9 a=zKZl-rYkxBTPbRBBpSVVE0DjCaAA:4 a=FvropS80mE4Jmy1Y4LHC5g==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 184.58.102.125 Received: from [184.58.102.125] ([184.58.102.125:32821] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by hrndva-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 82/B0-14897-9C7830D4; Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:16:41 +0000 From: "Thomas Laus" Organization: ABB To: Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:16:53 -0500 Message-ID: <4D034185.3540.91DAD@lausts.acm.org> Priority: normal In-reply-to: References: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.4 Alpha doesn't see hard disk on DS10L X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lausts@acm.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:32:56 -0000 > I had no problem installing Linux on a DS10L from local CD-ROM. > FreeBSD 6.4 boots but doesn't see the hard drive. > Setup gets to the part about partitioning and says there are no disks. > Advise? > (I realize -- development is stopped here.) > Most of the time it is because another operating system, especially VMS, was used on the hard drive before. I always do a 'DD if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=1000' on any hard drive that is new to my Alpha. Boot your Alpha from a fixit image and wipe the beginning of the previously used hard drive. Tom -- Public Keys: PGP KeyID = 0x5F22FDC1 GnuPG KeyID = 0x620836CF