From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 6 20:02:30 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 E50DA16A419 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 20:02:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A41C313C480 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 20:02:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lA6Jx2DD068152; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:59:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lA6Jx2n7068151; Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:59:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:59:02 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Josh Paetzel Message-ID: <20071106195902.GA68133@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <47309A66.9070009@email.unc.edu> <20071106171724.GA67488@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <200711061143.38729.josh@tcbug.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200711061143.38729.josh@tcbug.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jay Aikat , Jerry McAllister , 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 20:02:31 -0000 On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 12:43:34PM -0500, Josh Paetzel wrote: > On Tuesday 06 November 2007 11:17:24 am 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 > > > > Yeah...and he mentions it in his email. Did you read it? Oh yah, I see it now. So sorry. ////jerry > > The driver you need (mfi) was never backported to 5.x It was introduced in > FBSD 6.1-R You might ask the author (Scott Long) how much work it would be > or why it was never backported. It's possible it's trivial and it's possible > that it would require massive amounts of work. > > -- > Thanks, > > Josh Paetzel > > PGP: 8A48 EF36 5E9F 4EDA 5A8C 11B4 26F9 01F1 27AF AECB