From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 17:46:15 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6322F16A41B for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:46:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jaikat@email.unc.edu) Received: from smtp.unc.edu (smtpsrv1.isis.unc.edu [152.2.1.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25DE213C480 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:46:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jaikat@email.unc.edu) Received: from [152.23.76.161] (dhcp30133.wireless.unc.edu [152.23.76.161]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.unc.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id lA6HjvDa021494; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 12:45:57 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4730A850.3080709@email.unc.edu> Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:45:52 -0500 From: Jay Aikat Organization: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (Windows/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jerry McAllister References: <47309A66.9070009@email.unc.edu> <20071106171724.GA67488@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20071106171724.GA67488@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.4 and PERC 5i controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:46:15 -0000 Thanks for your response. Yes, unfortunately, the DAG software for the DAG card we wish to use on this machine supports 5.4, but has not been thoroughly tested for more recent versions of FreeBSD. We could use Linux, but I prefer FreeBSD. I am exploring switching the PERC 5i with a PERC 4 controller on this machine (it's a Dell Poweredge 2900). The PERC 4 is supported in 5.4 Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 11:46:30AM -0500, Jay Aikat wrote: > >> I am trying to install an Endace DAG card for traffic capture on a new >> machine with 8 drives installed using a PERC 5i controller. Due to support >> limitations for the DAG software, I have to install FreeBSD 5.4 on this >> machine. >> >> However, the install CD does not see any drives at all - my guess is >> FreeBSD 5.4 has no drivers for the PERC 5i controller. Does anyone know a >> workaround for this? Is there a PERC 5i driver available for FreeBSD 5.4? >> TIA for your responses. > > I am guessing you are right. 5.4 is pretty old. > Is there any good reason you don't go to a more > modern version of FreeBSD? > > ////jerry > >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"