Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 20:51:27 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> Cc: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>, Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Message-ID: <1ef63241ec8774a39c92b2584c0c2410@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <85c15e61-160d-36a4-1ea8-3544ae09703c@bluerosetech.com>
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On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:57:21 -0700 Mel Pilgrim list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com said > On 2020-04-16 12:30, Miroslav Lachman wrote: > > Pete Wright wrote on 04/16/2020 20:23: > >> > >> > >> On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: > >>> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: > > > >> I would try booting via UEFI if you can. I just installed a laptop > >> yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the > >> 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from. no other modifications were > >> necessary on my end. > > > > I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12.1 installer > > ISO but without luck. Still no NVME disks :( > > > > You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb.co/tPnymL7 > > > > Anything more I can test? > > Looking at server specs, the R6515's NVME support is only through the > PERC S150 RAID controller. If that's the case, I'm pretty sure you're > out of luck. The PERC S-series controllers are software-based RAID that > require Dell's Windows or Linux drivers. You'd need a PERC H-series > card to get support in FreeBSD. > > Someone please correct me if I'm wrong? As I mentioned. I was suspicious of this. He should be able to flash the card, making it a pass. I do a lot of them. If someone doesn't beat me to it. I'll dig through what I have, and see if I can't find the right image(s), and program(s). --Chrishome | help
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