From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jul 27 11:22:36 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.hcvlny.cv.net (mx1.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.112.76]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D80A37BE6D for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:22:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from steinyv@skyweb.net) Received: from s1.optonline.net (s1.optonline.net [167.206.112.6]) by mx1.hcvlny.cv.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA27994 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:22:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from downstairs (d133-151.jcsnnj.optonline.net [24.189.133.151]) by s1.optonline.net (8.9.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA10046 for ; Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:22:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20000727142100.009ce460@mail-hub.optonline.net> X-Sender: steinyv@pluto.skyweb.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:22:39 -0400 To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org From: steinyv Subject: Re: Symbios 53C875j In-Reply-To: References: <004601bff7e3$517ac360$2586fea9@computer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Im still having a problem installing 4.0, 4.1 with this card on some of my motherboards. I cant get passed the section where scsi devices has to settle....... At 12:19 PM 7/27/00 , you wrote: >On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Paul-Maurice wrote: > > > > > Thank Chris for reviving some hope. > > > > I am having some trouble installing FreeBSD on a Compaq Proliant > > 6500 Server. I have four hard disks but it only recognizes two. > > Under linux there is not problem. All drives are recognized. I > > really wanted to use multiple drives to balance the load of the > > various applications I want to run. > >Hmm, I didn't have any problems with the 53C876 or the 53C896 on a >Proliant 3000 or Proliant ML530, respectively. Boot the system using >the verbose flag ('boot -v' at the boot prompt), and show us the dmesg >output. Also tell us which drives are on which channels. According >to a little Compaq book I've got here, the 6500 has a single >integrated dual-channel controller, which is most likely the 53C876 >(dual-channel 53C875). I have only used one channel on these so far, >but the other channel looks like it is detected just fine. > > >-- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net > FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. > For Intel x86 and Alpha architectures. ( http://www.freebsd.org ) > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message _________________________________________ Steiny's Studio Pachyderm Productions http://steiny.hypermart.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message