Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:38:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: Michael Matsumura <michael@limit.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Promise Ultra66 Controller Card Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008280936180.28455-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20000825230509.A580@jupiter.limit.org>
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Michael Matsumura wrote:
> I just installed a Promise Ultra66 controller card, and...its not
> working... the card's BIOS booted up and detected my two hard drives...but
> the boot loader spit out the following:
>
> elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed
> unable to load kernel:
> Aborted
>
> [root:~]# uname -a
> FreeBSD jupiter.limit.org 4.1-STABLE FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE #0: Fri Aug 25
> 21:35:53 PDT 2000 root@jupiter.limit.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/JUPITER
> i386
>
>
> I've tried disabling the on-board IDE controller, but to no avail... :\
> Yes, I'm using an 80-wire IDE cable and it boots up fine without the
> Promise controller...
>
> Suggestions are more than welcome, thanks :)
Have you d/l'd the latest Promise card firmware? I did that under
Win2K before booting the system under FreeBSD, and it now works fine.
My -STABLE system was last built about three days before yours, FYI.
--
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer (at yourfit.com)
behanna@zbzoom.net
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