From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 21 02:00:45 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 5DAAD16A419 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cstuart@nextdigital.com) Received: from smtp.nextdigital.com (smtp.nextdigital.com [202.6.86.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1074B13C474 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cstuart@nextdigital.com) Received: from [10.5.0.83] ([10.5.0.83]) by smtp.nextdigital.com (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id lALAP6Nd027086 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:25:11 +1100 (EST) Message-Id: From: Cameron Stuart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v912) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:32:36 +1100 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.912) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Problems Installing FreeBSD 6.2 - No floppy devices found! 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: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:45 -0000 Hardware: Maxtron AMD opteron with 3ware 4 port PCI express SATA II raid 5 Problem Description: The 3ware driver must be loaded into the kernel using KLD, but the floppy device cannot be found However, the drive exists, and is configured correctly in the BIOS (IE, the system can boot from the floppy) Attempted Solutions: 1) Tried booting using APCI disabled 2) Tried set hint.fdc.0.flags="1" and the boot shell before continuing into the sysinstall 3) Tried enabling & disabling the floppy device in the BIOS Any suggestions or solutions you may have would be greatly appreciated Cheers, Cam