Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 21:07:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Plamann <bofh@ox.cx> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/42977: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers. Message-ID: <200209200407.g8K47GkZ077352@www.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 42977
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: FreeBSD installer doesn't probe past EISA slot 10. Causes issues with NetServers.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
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>Class: wish
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 19 21:10:02 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Julian Plamann
>Release: 4.6.2
>Organization:
OX.CX
>Environment:
Tested on any sysinstalls from 4.5 to 4.6.2.
>Description:
The FreeBSD sysinstall only probes to the 10th EISA slot during hardware detection. This presents a problem with systems (notably HP NetServer) that have an on-board SCSI controller. Often these controllers have slot numbers of 11-16. This causes the sysinstall to not be able to see the controller and therefore any attached disks.
Presently, this can be fixed by entering into CLI kernel config mode and typing something along the lines of "eisa 16". It would be nice if the installer could be made to probe this high automatically. I'm sure there are lots of NetServers in active use even in this day and age.
Best Regards,
Julian
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