Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:05:58 +0100 From: Robin Becker <robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> To: David Kelly <dkelly@HiWAAY.net> Cc: FreeBSD_Questions FreeBSD_Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dell 8400 install prob Message-ID: <412C5676.5030808@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <C73198C0-EF16-11D8-AFFA-000393BB56F2@HiWAAY.net> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEDFGJAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <411F7B31.2050507@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> <C73198C0-EF16-11D8-AFFA-000393BB56F2@HiWAAY.net>
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David Kelly wrote: > > On Aug 15, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Robin Becker wrote: > >> Sigh! I tried with 4.10 as well and that also fails. Sadly I don't >> have a spare IDE / drive lying about. I guess I'll have to wait on >> freebsd or install one of the more advanced Linux OSes > > > I didn't *install* on my SATA drives on Dell PowerEdge 400SC, but > FreeBSD 5.2.1 didn't have any issues with them. Brought them up fresh > out of their antistatic bags with the 5.2.1 installer CDROM. > > Don't believe I'm having any issues with the *drives* but vinum doesn't > always remember their striped volume configuration between boots. > > Not sure how similar the 400SC is to your 8400. The 400SC does not have > ATA RAID on the motherboard. I have a BIOS option that converts the SATA operation from either ACPI/RAID through ATA/RAID or COMBINED, things seem better when I use COMBINED (which I think means PATA/SATA). Anyone know what these things really mean? Changing from ATA/RAID to combined doesn't seem to hurt XP, and allows KNOPPIX to see the hard disk whilst freeBSD 4.10 seems to see the hard disk now. Do I dare attempt an install? -- Robin Becker
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