Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:06:28 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: Fernan Aguero <fernan@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD] Fix for ServerWorks HT1000 in upcoming 7.1? Message-ID: <200810011806.m91I6a4Z029695@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <20081001164001.GA81847@iib.unsam.edu.ar> References: <520894aa0809301434h68b94628x54ec08fd48785feb@mail.gmail.com> <200809302351.m8UNpjs7024916@lava.sentex.ca> <20081001164001.GA81847@iib.unsam.edu.ar>
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At 12:40 PM 10/1/2008, Fernan Aguero wrote: >Thanks for the tip. > >Unfortunately, the PowerEdge SC1435 BIOS does not allow much >options here ... I can set the embedded SATA to 'ATA mode' >(corruption hell, tested with 7.1 BETA) or just turn it >'OFF' in which case the FreeBSD installer sees no disk >present. >This is on BIOS v1.1.2. A newer v1.4.4 is available and I'm >now researching how to update the BIOS to see if that helps. Wow, thats too bad. Hopefully a newer BIOS will let you put the controller in SATA mode. > > > > Start with > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org//pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/7.1/7.1-BETA-i386-disc1.iso > >I've used the amd64 version ... don't know if that makes any >difference, though. It wont make a difference in terms of the SATA/PATA issue. However, once you get that fixes, you should be able to install the AMD64 image just fine. I would check the USB settings as well to make sure the "hand off mode" is disabled. ---Mike
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