Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:30:55 -0600 From: "Michael Alexander" <malexand@milwaukeevalve.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Help with Mylex Acceleraid250(DAC960) install Message-ID: <01b801c3ce20$c11e0030$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex>
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Hello, I am trying to install FreeBSD4.9 (or 5.1 even) on a system that uses = a Mylex Acceleraid250 (DAC960 driver) without success. The install CD = hangs when it attempts to spin up the drives on the raid, waiting 15 seconds = for scsi devices to settle is the last message on the screen. I found that there is a similar problem with RH9, but that they have a work around, = which involves recompiling the kernel and remaking the installation CDs. I = have the instructions for RH9, but I was hoping to be able to use FreeBSD. = If I can't get it installed though, I will have to go to RedHat instead. http://www.techonthenet.com/linux/rh9_update.htm is the instructions, it = is just a simple changing of two kernel options. Is this possibly the same reason that I cannot install FreeBSD? The two kernel options to be = changed are the following: # CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC is not set # CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC is not set Change them to: CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=3Dy CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=3Dy If so, are there instructions like the RH ones? I have never used = FreeBSD before, I have used RH7 and 8. Since RH is not really offering itself = free anymore, I thought I would give FreeBSD a try, and it also appears that FreeBSD is abit more current in its packages than RH has been. I do = have another machine I can install onto to make the changes. Since this = system is going to be a mail server for the company, we want to be able use = RAID for the entire system including boot. The system is fully up to date on bios and firmware for both MB and raid card. Thank you, Mike
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