From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 27 08:00:46 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA68E16A593 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20F8043D58 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k8R80bVT053316 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:37 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k8R80bId053315; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:37 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:37 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200609270800.k8R80bId053315@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, John Collins Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E761516A40F for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:51:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7BBB43D5E for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:51:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k8R7pcQV084031 for ; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:51:38 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k8R7pc8c084030; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:51:38 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200609270751.k8R7pc8c084030@www.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:51:38 GMT From: John Collins To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: i386/103707: Problem installing on Dell Powervault 745N X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:00:47 -0000 >Number: 103707 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Problem installing on Dell Powervault 745N >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Sep 27 08:00:37 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: John Collins >Release: 6.1 (freshly downloaded) >Organization: Xi Software Ltd >Environment: n/a >Description: I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a customer's machine, a Dell Powervault 745N. It boots OK (using a plug-in USB DVD drive - the thing has almost no peripherals at all). However when it comes to accessing the disk drives, a RAID controller, it says "No disks found!". When the matchine boots it says of the controller: Intel (R) 31244 Serial AA Dell inc DPA Mode BIOS V1.6.2.000 I posted a question about this earlier in the week and was advised to run pciconf -lv which reported: atapci0epci2:2:0 class=0x010600 card=0x01661d28 chip=0x32008086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x0 Could anyone advise if there is any way I can get this thing to work, or will I have to give up? I have tried booting various Linux-es with similar lack of success. I have asked Dell but they refuse to support anything other than Windows on the machine. They referred me to Intel but Intel say that Dell do proprietary mods on their controllers and referred me back to Dell. >How-To-Repeat: Try and boot on the thing. >Fix: N/a >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: