From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 27 07:08:46 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 494EE1065672 for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:08:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@mkproductions.org) Received: from server1.tntpowerhost.com (unknown [IPv6:2607:f128:40:b00::]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 166DB8FC1A for ; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:08:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 173-21-214-158.client.mchsi.com ([173.21.214.158] helo=localhost) by server1.tntpowerhost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1SCQWL-000BKn-Kp for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:08:45 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:08:41 -0500 From: Mark Kane To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120327020841.67b4de01@mkproductions.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.0 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server1.tntpowerhost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [26 6] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - mkproductions.org Subject: BTX Loader hang with ICH6R in RAID mode X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:08:46 -0000 Hi everyone, I've got a Supermicro P8SC8 board with an ICH6R SATA controller and am trying to install FreeBSD on a RAID1 on this controller. Booting FreeBSD 9, 8, 7, or 6 i386 disc1 when the controller is in RAID mode results in a hang at the BTX loader: ------------------------------------- Boot from CD : CD Loader 1.2 Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX Starting the BTX loader BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.08 Consoles: internal video/keyboard BIOS CD is cd0 _ (continues to blink indefinitely) ------------------------------------- If the SATA mode is set to IDE instead of RAID in the BIOS, it boots normally with no problem. I've also tried disabling ACPI as a test but there was no change. Any suggestions on what else to try would be much appreciated. Unfortunately the box is remote and it takes quite a bit of time/expense for remote hands to power cycle the machine or swap discs after each attempt. Thanks in advance! -Mark