From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 20 18:54:36 2004 Return-Path: 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 241AC16A4CF for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:54:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from psknet.com (kennedy.psknet.com [63.171.251.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A62D943D1D for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:54:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from troy@psknet.com) Received: from dilbert.psknet.com ([63.171.251.35] helo=dilbert) by psknet.com with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1ByEVm-000Kro-9h; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:53:14 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" To: "'Odhiambo Washington'" , Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:53:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcSFx3fpNme60uIdTeGO6Bq2mlKjZQBHaYzQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: <20040818134834.GD63092@ns2.wananchi.com> Message-Id: Subject: RE: HP Netserver RAID Controller + FreeBSD 4.10 problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:54:36 -0000 I don't know if this is the right answer, but if you have to manually specify the root partition, it's because the kernel can't find the root partition to even read fstab. I can't say that I've seen this before, or even know how to overcome it. Did this behavior also exist before you updated to STABLE? BTW, I just did an install and an update to STABLE on very similar hardware (MegaRAID 466), and it worked fine. I also have an HP branded card, but I've not used it in an install yet. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 866.477.5638 http://www.psknet.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Odhiambo > Washington > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:49 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: HP Netserver RAID Controller + FreeBSD 4.10 problem > > > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, > > I'd appreciate some help/clues on how to solve the following problem. > > I have acquired some 3 old-ish HP Netserver LH4r. They come with > built-in RAID adapters. > > I have installed FreeBSD (well, that is the only one I could anyway), > but I am hitting a snag: When I boot up the box, it refuses > to automount > the root fs, then takes me to "Manual Root File System > specification" option. > > When I specify > > ufs:/dev/amrd0s1a then the box boots. What I don't understand > is why it > is refusing to obey the same thing in fstab.. > > My /etc/fstab contains the correct entries - /dev/amrd0s1{a|e|f} and I > have even compiled a kernel with support for "amr". > > I have three such boxes (God forbid if they all refuse to run > FreeBSD). > > > Here is a dmesg output of what I am going through: > > > Copyright (c) 1992-2004 The FreeBSD Project. > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, > 1993, 1994 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights > reserved. > FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #1: Wed Aug 18 09:00:05 EAT 2004 > root@ns.wananchi.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SRV4.x > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz > CPU: Pentium III/Pentium III Xeon/Celeron (500.03-MHz 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x672 Stepping = 2 > > Features=0x387fbff ,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,PN,MMX,FXSR,SSE> > real memory = 1073676288 (1048512K bytes) > avail memory = 1041215488 (1016812K bytes) > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc03a5000. > VESA: v2.0, 1024k memory, flags:0x0, mode table:0xc0337d42 (1000022) > VESA: Cirrus Logic GD-5446 VGA > netsmb_dev: loaded > Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled > Using $PIR table, 14 entries at 0xc00fdee0 > npx0: on motherboard > npx0: INT 16 interface > pcib0: on motherboard > pci0: on pcib0 > pcib1: at > device 2.0 on pci0 > pci1: on pcib1 > xl0: <3Com 3c905B-TX Fast Etherlink XL> port 0xa000-0xa07f > mem 0xe8100000-0xe810007f irq 11 at device 3.0 on pci1 > xl0: Ethernet address: 00:50:da:39:d8:2f > miibus0: on xl0 > ukphy0: on miibus0 > ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > amr0: mem 0xf0000000-0xf7ffffff irq 10 at > device 2.1 on pci0 > amr0: Firmware D.02.05, BIOS > B.01.04, 16MB RAM > pcib2: at device 3.0 on pci0 > pci2: on pcib2 > xl1: <3Com 3c905-TX Fast Etherlink XL> port 0xb000-0xb03f irq > 12 at device 2.0 on pci2 > xl1: Ethernet address: 00:a0:24:e1:77:34 > miibus1: on xl1 > nsphy0: on miibus1 > nsphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > pci0: (vendor=0x103c, dev=0x10c1) at 6.0 > pci0: at 8.0 > isab0: at device 15.0 on pci0 > isa0: on isab0 > atapci0: port 0x9020-0x902f at > device 15.1 on pci0 > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > pci0: at 15.2 > chip0: port > 0x1040-0x104f at device 15.3 on pci0 > pcib3: at device 18.0 on pci0 > orm0: