Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:02:19 +0000 (GMT) From: James Holtom <jholtom@netforce.net> To: DILLIGAF@post.com Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing on COMPAQ 1850/5000 with SMART2/2E Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001121048320.988-100000@bagpuss.i.netforce.net> In-Reply-To: <387BAC8C.F36DCE00@prolynx.com>
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, BOFH wrote: > General question: > > How do I (successfully) create a bootable kernel that supports the > Compaq SMART2 RAID controller well enough to perform a new install? What I did was: (This is a bit hazy, as the last time I did this was for version 3.2, back in July1999 it ought to work still though) 1) Take a bog-standard clone machine 2) Install FreeBSD flavour of your choice 3) CVSUP, to STABLE, followed by rebuild world 4) copy the GENERIC kernel config file, and add the bits required to support the RAID controller, as detailed in the LINT file 5) Compile RAID-supporting flavour of GENERIC 6) gzip the kernel you've just cooked 7) mount a freshly made floppy boot disc 8) copy this gzipped kernel over the top of kernel present 9) Mission accomplished. This next bit I am a lot more certain about, as I did it just yesterday: You then install as normal, having first configured your RAID array, using the SMART-START boot CDROM. (Perhaps as Compaq people are in this list they might like to comment on the optimal settings for the array, currently I am telling it that I am going to install SCO unix... :-) -- as FreeBSD isn't a supported flavour [in version 4.22] Or better still, perhaps they could arrange for FreeBSD to be a supported option on the next version ;-) The crucial thing to remember is that /before/ you reboot you _must_ mount your boot floppy, and copy the kernel into / and then uncompress it... > I have tried several different variants of making the ida devices build, > but unfortunately I'm in a bit of a Cache-22 in that I can't get a > native implementation of the device files until I can get one of the > Compaq's up and running. :-) Indeed -- pulling yourself up by your boot-laces :-) Cheers, James Speaking from, but not for Netforce Group plc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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