From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 19 00:27:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4052216A479; Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:27:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from user@dhp.com) Received: from shell.dhp.com (shell.dhp.com [199.245.105.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E808A43D45; Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:27:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from user@dhp.com) Received: by shell.dhp.com (Postfix, from userid 896) id 705AF31332; Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:27:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:27:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Ensel Sharon To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Please help - adaptec 2820sa not allowing installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:27:23 -0000 I did all my due diligence, I contacted freebsd-fs and _made sure_ that even though the 2820sa is not listed by name in the HCL, that I could take a 6.1-RELEASE cd and install freebsd on a 2820sa. I was _assured_ that these cards are supported in 6.1-RELEASE, that all is well, and I could install and that was that. Now I boot off of the 6.1-RELEASE cd, and sysinstall tells me "no disks found". I tried safe mode, same result. I tried disabling all unnecessary items from the BIOS (onboard sata, USB, com2, LPT) and same result. FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE iso just does not find a disk controller. Period. So ... what do I do ?? I see no way of adding a driver to sysinstall .. .and even if I did I have no idea what to put there, as the published driver from adaptec is only for 5.x. I have to assume that aac is built into the sysinstall kernel, so what gives ? Why can't sysinstall see my 2820sa cards ? (and drives) Thanks.