Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:28:52 +0200 From: "C.M. Burns" <montiburns@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrate harddisk with FreeBSD into new machine Message-ID: <48A924B4.70207@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080814210930.GD4558@dan.emsphone.com> References: <48A478C5.3030002@googlemail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com> <48A481AE.9080209@googlemail.com> <20080814202233.GB4558@dan.emsphone.com> <48A49859.3040604@googlemail.com> <20080814210930.GD4558@dan.emsphone.com>
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Dan Nelson schrieb: > In the last episode (Aug 14), C.M. Burns said: > >> Dan Nelson schrieb: >> >>> In the last episode (Aug 14), C.M. Burns said: >>> >>>> maybe there is a way to use the "loader prompt" to manually load >>>> the module? it is a buslogic bt948 controller. i would rather not >>>> compile a new kernel :) >>>> >>> I was going to suggest building the buslogic driver as a module and >>> then loading it from floppy at the loader prompt, but it doesn't >>> look like the "bt" driver is available in module form. Do you >>> maybe have an Adaptec SCSI card you could use instead, at least >>> until you can rebuild the kernel? I know modules for those are on >>> the install CD (newer cards will be managed by the ahc or ahd >>> drivers). >>> >> I could switch to an LSI logic megaraid controller, but i have to >> check the version when i am back at work on monday. how can i load >> modules from floppy disk at loader prompt? >> > > run "lsdev" to determine which bios device is your floppy (most likely > disk0), then run "load disk0:/amr.ko". The loader will read ufs, > msdos, cd9660, and ext2 filesystems, so you could load the module from > any number of sources. I don't know if the megaraid controller will > make your two disks visible to the host without you configuring them > for hardware raid, though. > > OK, it's monday and I'm back at work ;) The controller is a "LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI". I booted into a loader prompt and entered "load amr". Result was a /boot/kernel/amr.ko text=xxxxxx data=xxxxxx syms=xxxxxxx so I guess the driver has been loaded successfully. If I then enter "autoboot" to start booting, system still cannot found root. If I enter "?" to show valid boot devices, I only get acd0 (CD-ROM) and fd0, so I think the amr.ko could not detect the controller... any ideas? Is the amr.ko to old for this controller? is there a new one around? thanks!
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