From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 3 16:49:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 887FD16A403 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:49:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) Received: from prime.gushi.org (prime.gushi.org [72.9.101.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A1B913C455 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 16:49:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) Received: from prime.gushi.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by prime.gushi.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l03Gpr3D068789 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:51:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=simple/simple; d=prime.gushi.org; s=primegushiorg; t=1167843113; bh=NWZLlErZPx9MNi+HrQaJowN9v4s=; h=DomainKey-Signature: Received:Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=NvDC8o+cdcDPocdnJJ4KvLsau2+lVM3czfy4X1 kEv2t+bxmfgbJ4LysHBSdlhd4lzISm6FWcXiTQws48PjPPhQ== DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=primegushiorg; d=prime.gushi.org; c=nofws; q=dns; h=received:date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id: references:mime-version:content-type; b=2WbfspIsROTc8FhfCPwe2S96XYWnmVQlX6df6c4NuwRjc41zYdPEGvRjfckjVmniK JHPbx97WgB8ibhhL28AnQ== Received: (from danm@localhost) by prime.gushi.org (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l03GppVq068768; Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:51:51 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from danm) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:51:51 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" To: perryh@pluto.rain.com In-Reply-To: <459b88b9.NlLNVLXjazAML5Pv%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Message-ID: <20070103114621.N52719@prime.gushi.org> References: <20070103024752.J35175@prime.gushi.org> <459b88b9.NlLNVLXjazAML5Pv%perryh@pluto.rain.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: questions@freebsd.org 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 16:49:39 -0000 On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> 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. > > Any possibility of using a USB floppy drive? Will the BSD installer recognize a USB floppy drive? >> 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). > > Maybe put kldload on that NFS mount along with the module to be > loaded, and run it from there? I had considered that, but feared hitting version issues. Obviously sysinstall needs both "mount" and "kldload" functionality -- why aren't they in the emergency shell (For that matter, why isn't "ls"?) If this many years later we're still emulating floppies, there's a problem, folks. -Dan -- "A mother can be an inspiration to her little son, change his thoughts, his mind, his life, just with her gentle hum." -No Doubt, "Different People", from "Tragic Kingdom" --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------