Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 22:45:38 +0400 From: Lystopad Olexandr <laa@laa.zp.ua> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Lystopad Olexandr <laa@laa.zp.ua> Subject: Re: ZFS root on MB Intel S3420GP Message-ID: <20110417184538.GG96423@laa.zp.ua> In-Reply-To: <20110417183014.GA55444@icarus.home.lan> References: <20110417123232.GA96423@laa.zp.ua> <20110417142135.GA51568@icarus.home.lan> <20110417163135.GC96423@laa.zp.ua> <20110417183014.GA55444@icarus.home.lan>
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Hello, Jeremy Chadwick! > > > With regards to AHCI mode: Most of us strongly advocate use of ahci.ko > > > (not ataahci.ko; they differ), which does SATA<->CAM translation. You > > > also gain NCQ capability using this. Be aware your disks will appear as > > > "adaX" (not a typo), and you will use "camcontrol" (rather than > > > "atacontrol") to maintain them. Utilities like smartmontools do work > > > with this. Many of us (users and developers) have been using ahci.ko > > > reliably for 1-2 years now. > > > > Simply add ahci_load="YES" in loader.conf? Or something else? > > Correct. > > I tend to do the following from the very beginning of a new FreeBSD box > installation, however: > > - Boot FreeBSD installation medium (PXE, CD, USB, whatever) > - At beastie menu, escape to loader prompt and do "load ahci" then > "boot" > - Install FreeBSD like usual, creating slices/partitions on adaX disks > like normal, etc... > - When the system reboots, at the beastie prompt, make sure to escape to > loader and do "load ahci" then "boot" again. > - Once the system is finally up, edit /boot/loader.conf to add > ahci_load="yes". What about ahci_load="YES" after freebsd install? Is it too late? Thank you for your quick answers! -- Lystopad Olexandr
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