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Date:      Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:48:33 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
To:        "John Du" <jjohndu@comcast.net>
Cc:        "<freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>" <freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 5.3 for SPARC64 does not find SCSI disks on Unltra 1E
Message-ID:  <80B4B87D-39D5-11D9-9AFD-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net>
In-Reply-To: <001301c4cdd8$57019cd0$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com>
References:  <001301c4cdd8$57019cd0$cb01a8c0@weiziyu.com>

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On Nov 18, 2004, at 5:37 PM, John Du wrote:

> I downloaded and burned the ISO images on CDs.  The first CD boots OK. 
>  When trying to partition the disks, the installer displays a message 
> saying no disks found.
>
> The FreeBSD SPARC64 hardware list has the Ultra 1E as supported.  What 
> do I have to do to install FreeBSD 5.3 on the SCSI disks on the Ultra 
> 1E?

Did the kernel find the disks? If the kernel did find the disks, then
it might be that you need to clean the disks (clobber the first couple
of sectors on the disk).

-- 
  Marcel Moolenaar         USPA: A-39004          marcel@xcllnt.net



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