From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 30 20:50:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABDDF16A41F for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:50:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atanas@asd.aplus.net) Received: from smtpa.abac.com (smtpa.abac.com [216.55.128.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABC2C43D4C for ; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:50:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from atanas@asd.aplus.net) Received: from asd0.aplus.net ([216.55.129.41]) by smtpa.abac.com with esmtp id 1EsRD4-000Chb-G5; Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:50:46 -0800 Message-ID: <43B59E21.5050602@asd.aplus.net> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:52:49 -0800 From: Atanas User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (X11/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kim Culhan References: <89dbfdc30512291410n342282eqde3d7a0cae37457e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <89dbfdc30512291410n342282eqde3d7a0cae37457e@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Aplus-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Aplus-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Aplus-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.799, required 1, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, BAYES_50 0.00) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.0-STABLE can't see floppy drive for KLD loading X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:50:53 -0000 Kim Culhan said the following on 12/29/05 14:10: > Trying to install 6.0-STABLE on a Supermicro 5014C-MT server with > a P8SCT motherboard. > > Also installed is a 3Ware 9550SX sata raid controller. > > The latest 6.0-STABLE snap from 12-08-05 does not have the version > of the TWA driver which supports the 9550SX so it would be necessary to > kldload the binary, available from the 3Ware web site. > > Running sysinstall and navigating to Configure-->Load KLD > the installation fails as it complains: Cant find the floopy > > The hardware appears to be good as it is possible to boot a dos floppy. > > Have not been successful finding a more recent snap.. the changes for the > 9550SX controller were about a day late to be included in the 12-08 snap :( > > Any info in greatly appreciated > You could do the following: - attach a standalone drive (IDE,SATA,SCSI) - install FreeBSD and upgrade it to *-STABLE - partition a 3ware drive (array, whatever) and make it bootable - transfer the OS installation from the standalone drive to the 3ware partition. Or you could create a bootable USB (hard, flash, iPod, digital camera, etc.) drive up to date with -STABLE (see /usr/src/tools/tools/nanobsd), boot the 3ware box from it, and install over the network. I haven't tried the latter myself, but already used a nanobsd based USB flash drive as emergency recovery media on a 9550SX based box, and it worked. Regards, Atanas