Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:51:51 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Easier way to install on 3ware 9550 card? Message-ID: <20070103114621.N52719@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <459b88b9.NlLNVLXjazAML5Pv%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <20070103024752.J35175@prime.gushi.org> <459b88b9.NlLNVLXjazAML5Pv%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: >> I have a new system with NO FLOPPY CONTROLLER and a 3ware 9550 >> card. It's a 1u system -- sticking extra things into PCI slots >> as a workaround is likely to be impossible. > > Any possibility of using a USB floppy drive? Will the BSD installer recognize a USB floppy drive? >> 3) Adding the kldload command to the emergency holographic shell >> (I was able to do an NFS mount from within it, but had no way to >> load the driver). > > Maybe put kldload on that NFS mount along with the module to be > loaded, and run it from there? I had considered that, but feared hitting version issues. Obviously sysinstall needs both "mount" and "kldload" functionality -- why aren't they in the emergency shell (For that matter, why isn't "ls"?) If this many years later we're still emulating floppies, there's a problem, folks. -Dan -- "A mother can be an inspiration to her little son, change his thoughts, his mind, his life, just with her gentle hum." -No Doubt, "Different People", from "Tragic Kingdom" --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------
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