Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:38:50 -0600 From: "michael Alexander" <linux@milwaukeevalve.com> To: <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Installation troubles Message-ID: <006101c3c3f3$162e7b00$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKENBFAAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: fbsd_user [mailto:fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com]=20 > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:24 AM > To: michael Alexander > Subject: RE: Installation troubles >=20 >=20 > Stop and think about your question, what is the purpose of raid? > FBSD has no problem using an normal scsi hard drive as install > target. > Raid has very special purpose in life, and holding the operating > system is not one of them. I actually thought that the OS really should reside on a Raid array, so = that in the case of a disk failure your system doesn't fully crash and = require a reinstall. Would I run into this same issue with a supported IDE raid card? Since this will be a mission critical server (mail server w/imap) we = don't want to lose any time because of drive failures. The raid card is = listed as being supported at the site. =20 > Leaving the raid card in while installing FBSD on IDE drive should > work also. > You can also read the list of supported devices at www.freebsd.org > maybe your card is not supported at all. >=20 > Any how that is my option based on my experience, for what ever that > is worth. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: michael Alexander [mailto:linux@milwaukeevalve.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 10:57 AM > To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com > Subject: RE: Installation troubles >=20 > Thanks, I will try that. >=20 > Does FBSD not support raid targets very well during install? >=20 > -Mike >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fbsd_user [mailto:fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:37 AM > > To: michael Alexander > > Subject: RE: Installation troubles > > > > > > If I understand your environment correctly, you are trying to use > > the scsi raid hard drive as the target to install FBSD on. I think > > FBSD can use that scsi raid device for data storage after FBSD is > > installed on an IDE hard drive. Just for an learning experience, I > > would add an IDE HD to the pc, remove the scsi card, and try > > installing FBSD again. After FBSD is installed on the IDE HD > replace > > the scsi raid card and check the var/run/dmesg.boot file which > > contains a copy of all the probe messages from the booting process > > and look to see if FBSD found your scsi card. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of michael > > Alexander > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 9:46 AM > > To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: RE: Installation troubles > > > > I find no virus boot detection options in the bios on this machine > > (I have > > seen it on our workstation machines, so I know what you are > talking > > about) > > > > Just to confirm that the raid is working (since I did add drives > and > > rebuild > > it all since it was last used) I just began another Netware > install, > > and it > > is happily going along, created a dos partition and formatted it. > > > > Next possibility? > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fbsd_user [mailto:fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com] > > > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:17 PM > > > To: michael Alexander; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: RE: Installation troubles > > > > > > > > > Check your system bio's and turn off virus boot detection. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of michael > > > Alexander > > > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:17 PM > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Installation troubles > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD (have tried 4.9, and the 5.1 > > ISO's) > > > It > > > hangs at: > > > Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle > > > > > > My hardware: > > > Intel NA440BX MB, 512MB ram, dual PIII 350 processors > > > Mylex Acceleraid 250(DAC960) > > > Latest bios/firmware downloaded and installed on both MB and > Raid > > > card last > > > week. > > > > > > ISO's downloaded last week as well. > > > > > > I know the raid card works, I had netware installed on the > machine > > > prior to > > > moving it to new hardware. > > > > > > If there was an option to install unlisted drivers at the > initial > > > setup > > > screen, where I am suppose to remove drivers that do not apply, > > then > > > I might > > > be able to continue on and get this installed. I selected > FreeBSD > > > because > > > it seemed to be abit more up to date with releases of other > > software > > > we > > > would be running (Sendmail 8.12.10, etc) > > > > > > Any suggestions where to begin troubleshooting the install? I > did > > > download > > > the latest drivers for the card as well, but all the install > > > instructions > > > I've found assume there is already a working FreeBSD system, > which > > I > > > do not > > > have. > > > > > > (FWIW, Redhat 9 also is failing to install, it locks up loading > > its > > > DAC960 > > > driver -never even gets to any sort of config) > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Mike
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