From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 20 01:50:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 650B816A4CE for ; Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:50:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDA143D4C for ; Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:50:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from [192.168.4.250] (dhcp50.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.250]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAK1oKMR011678; Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:50:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) In-Reply-To: <002c01c4ce93$88a42670$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com> References: <001301c4cdd8$57019cd0$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com> <80B4B87D-39D5-11D9-9AFD-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net> <002c01c4ce93$88a42670$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <88BD2EBC-3A96-11D9-94CC-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:50:19 -0800 To: "John Du" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3 for SPARC64 does not find SCSI disks on Unltra 1E X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:50:22 -0000 On Nov 19, 2004, at 3:57 PM, John Du wrote: >> On Nov 18, 2004, at 5:37 PM, John Du wrote: >> >>> I downloaded and burned the ISO images on CDs. The first CD boots >>> OK. When trying to partition the disks, the installer displays a >>> message saying no disks found. >>> >>> The FreeBSD SPARC64 hardware list has the Ultra 1E as supported. >>> What do I have to do to install FreeBSD 5.3 on the SCSI disks on the >>> Ultra 1E? >> >> Did the kernel find the disks? If the kernel did find the disks, then >> it might be that you need to clean the disks (clobber the first couple >> of sectors on the disk). > > > Thanks Marcel. No, the kernel does not see the disk. I dropped to the > command line and typed "lsdev". The command lists nothing under block > devices. lsdev is a loader command. It may not tell you what you need to know. In particular it won't tell you if the kernel will detect the SCSI disks. It's probably a good idea to use a serial console, boot the kernel with -v and send us the boot log. HTH, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net