Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:01:34 +0400 From: georg@dts.su To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: Please help - adaptec 2820sa not allowing installation Message-ID: <475461367.20060620150134@dts.su> Resent-Message-ID: <20060620110145.D228B43D46@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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Hello. > Ensel Sharon wrote: >> I did all my due diligence, I contacted freebsd-fs and _made sure_ that >> even though the 2820sa is not listed by name in the HCL, that I could take >> a 6.1-RELEASE cd and install freebsd on a 2820sa. >> >> I was _assured_ that these cards are supported in 6.1-RELEASE, that all is >> well, and I could install and that was that. >> > No, you were not assured, at least not by when we discussed this last > week. I told you that I personally did not guarantee that it worked, > only that I had heard reports that it did. > You have two variables here. One is that it's an array that is larger > than what the aac driver has supported in the past. Second is that it's > RAID-6. Both of these variables should be handled by the aac driver > update that happened last year, but again, I couldn't validate it, so I > can only go with the reports of others. > As others suggested, you need to experiment with simplier > configurations. This will help us identify the cause and hopefully > implement a fix. No one is asking you to throw away money or resources. > Since you've already done the simple test with a single drive, could you > do the following two tests: > 1. RAID-5, full size (whatever >2TB value you were talking about). > 2. RAID-6, <2TB. > From there, I'll figure out what needs to be done to get it fully > working for you. I have Adaptec 2820SA on my FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE. But it work in RAID-10 mode. I was build RAID-5, RAID-6, but FreeBSD (5.3, 5.4, 6.0, 6.1 don't see this raid drive.) On my system also work Adaptec freebsd_cli for 2820SA. -- Network Engineer, SYMBIOS LTD georg [GM5350-RIPE] mailto:georg@dts.su
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