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From: garyh@agora.rdrop.com (Gary Hanson)
Subject: Re: Install problem with Dual F/W SCSI2
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> I have an IBM 704:
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1 stable, but the boot disk install does not 
> find any adaptors, and reports that it finds no discs. I've disabled the
> Wide negotiation. Any suggestions would be helpful.

  I have one of these also. FreeBSD can't find the onboard controllers
because it isn't looking in the right place. There is work underway
to fix this problem, perhaps it might be done by 2.2's release.
 
  But you can install FreeBSD on the system now; there's a kernel patch
to find and use the onboard controllers, but it is only a hack right now.
The 'recommended' way of installing FreeBSD is to hook the onboard drives
to a different SCSI controller temporarily, install the system, build and
install a new kernel with the patch, then remove the temporary controller,
hook up the onboard controller, and go.
 
  There's also an alternate installation method involving a temporary IDE
drive, but I won't go into the details at the moment.
 
  Send me mail to get the patch and further info about how to do the
installation; I don't want to clutter the list with long messages that
are only interesting to a few people.
 
 
  --Gary Hanson     garyh@agora.rdrop.com