From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 08:57:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECA4A16A4D5 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:57:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from cmsrelay02.mx.net (cmsrelay02.mx.net [165.212.11.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 01CF543D1F for ; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:57:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from noackjr@compgeek.com) Received: from uadvg128.cms.usa.net (165.212.11.128) by cmsoutbound.mx.net with SMTP; 6 Feb 2004 16:57:53 -0000 Received: from optimator.noacks.org [65.71.32.141] by uadvg128.cms.usa.net (ASMTP/noackjr@usa.net) via mtad (C8.MAIN.3.13N) with ESMTP id 103iBFq6Y0142M28; Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:57:50 GMT X-USANET-Auth: 65.71.32.141 AUTH noackjr@usa.net optimator.noacks.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65AB1610C; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:57:49 -0600 (CST) Received: from optimator.noacks.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (optimator.noacks.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 45942-08-3; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:57:47 -0600 (CST) Received: from compgeek.com (optimator [192.168.1.11]) by optimator.noacks.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3DA66101; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:57:46 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <4023C78A.8060300@compgeek.com> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:57:46 -0600 From: Jon Noack User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5a (20040105) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd@amarand.org References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at noacks.org cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HPT374 Driver in -CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: noackjr@compgeek.com List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:57:56 -0000 On 2/6/2004 6:38 AM, freebsd@amarand.org wrote: > When I boot 5.2(.1) from the ISOs, I am able to see -only- the ad4 and ad6 > separate drive components of the RAID1 array, and not the actual RAID1 > array itself (as ar*). I'm using the standard sysconfig install, and > going into the Custom Expert mode, I am only given the option to select > ad4 and ad6 during the partitionable device selection, so I'm assuming (?) > that there's something else I need to do in the background or prior to > loading sysconfig in order to have sysconfig see the RAID1 array itself? The only other preparation I made before installation was to check again to make sure I enabled RAID mode and created an array in the bios of my HPT controller. Also, you're only using RAID 1 and not RAID 5, correct? Beyond that I don't really have any ideas. Perhaps if you could post the kernel boot messages ("boot -v" would be better) someone else might have some insights. Just a random thought (and most likely completely wrong): Have you tried loading the installer in Safe Mode? I only suggest this because I have a machine that has a very rocky relationship with apic... Jon Noack