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Date:      Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:22:39 -0400
From:      steinyv <steinyv@skyweb.net>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Symbios 53C875j
Message-ID:  <4.2.0.58.20000727142100.009ce460@mail-hub.optonline.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007271102440.73651-100000@mail.wolves.k12.m o.us>
References:  <004601bff7e3$517ac360$2586fea9@computer>

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Im still having a problem installing 4.0, 4.1 with this card on some of my 
motherboards.  I cant get passed the section where scsi devices has to 
settle.......

At 12:19 PM 7/27/00 , you wrote:
>On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Paul-Maurice wrote:
>
> >
> > Thank Chris for reviving some hope.
> >
> > I am having some trouble installing FreeBSD on a Compaq Proliant
> > 6500 Server.  I have four hard disks but it only recognizes two.
> > Under linux there is not problem. All drives are recognized. I
> > really wanted to use multiple drives to balance the load of the
> > various applications I want to run.
>
>Hmm, I didn't have any problems with the 53C876 or the 53C896 on a
>Proliant 3000 or Proliant ML530, respectively.  Boot the system using
>the verbose flag ('boot -v' at the boot prompt), and show us the dmesg
>output.  Also tell us which drives are on which channels.  According
>to a little Compaq book I've got here, the 6500 has a single
>integrated dual-channel controller, which is most likely the 53C876
>(dual-channel 53C875).  I have only used one channel on these so far,
>but the other channel looks like it is detected just fine.
>
>
>-- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net
>    FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet.
>    For Intel x86 and Alpha architectures. ( http://www.freebsd.org )
>
>
>
>
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