From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 23:27:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6153916A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:27:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from geddar.km.ua (geddar.km.ua [62.149.10.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80E9E43D2D for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:27:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from maxim@geddar.km.ua) Received: from geddar.km.ua (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by geddar.km.ua (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9JNRNnI026382 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:27:24 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from maxim@geddar.km.ua) Received: (from maxim@localhost) by geddar.km.ua (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i9JNRNWW026381; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:27:23 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from maxim) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 02:27:23 +0300 From: Maxim Mazurok To: Wilko Bulte Message-ID: <20041019232722.GB350@km.ua> References: <20041015075534.GG1446@km.ua> <20041015114653.GA3792@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20041015124550.GH1446@km.ua> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041015124550.GH1446@km.ua> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: isp(4) X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:27:30 -0000 On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 03:45:50PM +0300, Maxim Mazurok wrote: >>> Now, disks in this alpha - old SCSI on sym(4) controller. >>> I need change all disks in this server. >>> I have FC-AL isp(4) controller and some FC-AL disks. Controller and disks >>> are tested under freebsd-i386 and freebsd-sparc64 and worked perfectly. >>> >>> So, i have two questions: >>> >>> 1. anybody use isp(4) under freebsd-alpha? >> >>Not in production, I have used it for some experiments in the past. > >ok > >>> 2. can alpha srm boot from isp(4) directly widthout any another disks in >>> system? >> >>Typicall not, given that the SRM console firmware for Fibrechannel only >>supports Emulex adapters. DEC/CPQ/HP only support Emulex on Alpha for Tru64 >>& OpenVMS, thats why. > >it's bad, but Qlogic 2100 - it's standart CAM controller. and alpha SRM most >frendly to any cards, in comparison with sparc64. >I found very old PCI alpha and at next week try to boot from Qlogic FC-AL. So, alpha SRM can't boot from Qlogic 2100. it's fact. I have mo question :) Can i boot loader (or width kernel) from floppy or CDROM, and after this mount rootFS from isp(4)? if YES, what i need to do for create image for floppy(preffered) or cdrom? P.S. sorry for my bad english. -- Maxim Mazurok (MMP2-RIPE)