From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 12:54:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2634D16A407 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:54:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from regulus.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E994F13C428 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:54:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.83]) (authenticated bits=0) by regulus.dfwlp.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l03Csjwi005714 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:54:46 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:54:41 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <20070103024752.J35175@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <20070103024752.J35175@prime.gushi.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200701030654.42055.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on regulus.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: Easier way to install on 3ware 9550 card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:54:49 -0000 On Wednesday 03 January 2007 01:56, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > Hey all, > > I have a new system with NO FLOPPY CONTROLLER and a 3ware 9550 card. It's > a 1u system -- sticking extra things into PCI slots as a workaround is > likely to be impossible. > > I found this document on how to get it installed, in theory: > > http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=14850 > > But with no floppy, this is probably going to involve either transplanting > the card (and drive array) to another machine JUST to do the install > (translated: a serious pain in the ass). > > If someone could explain why any of the following aren't possible, I'd > love to know: > > 1) Making this driver part of the boot-time probe. I can understand not > including every SOUND CARD and MULTI-PORT SERIAL CARD in the generic > kernel, but could we at least include the rest of the STORAGE modules? > > 2) Giving the ability to load a kernel module from somewhere else (an > http/ftp url, maybe?) > > 3) Adding the kldload command to the emergency holographic shell (I was > able to do an NFS mount from within it, but had no way to load the > driver). > > 4) Allowing non-standard modules to reside on the CD, instead of loading > from floppy (i.e. I see there's a twa module in the base system, why > aren't the .ko's sitting around easily-accessible for sysinstall?) > > If I'm missing some really obvious way of doing this, please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Dan Mahoney > > -- > > "Long live little fat girls!" > > -Recent Taco Bell Ad Slogan, Literally Translated. (Viva Gorditas) > > --------Dan Mahoney-------- > Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek > Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC > ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM > Site: http://www.gushi.org > --------------------------- when worst come to worst, i keep a usb floppy drive aroud for just those kinds of situations. good luck, jonathan