Mark Supinski wrote: > Hello All- > > Having a terrible time getting new SATA disks to show up under build 75. I > originally got OS running using a single PATA drive. I then added 2 more > PATA drives and put them into a ZFS pool. After this was running > successfully, I purchased the SuperMicro 8-port SATA controller card which is > recommended for OS use. This is where my problems begin. > > I added the first SATA drive (Seagate Baraccuda 500gb) and promptly got > nowhere. Under format, the drive showed up as "Unknown Type". After > flailing around for a while, I decided to try reinstalling the OS (Since I > was not convinced the controller had be correctly identified). > > The OS reinstall went smoothly, and at the end of it the drive was recognized > & I was able to add it to the ZFS pool with no problem. > > Immediately after this, I added another (identical) SATA drive, assuming that > it should be immediately recognized since it's "brother" was up and running. > Unfortunately, it is now "Unknown Type" in the same way the first was. > > I must be missing some obvious step, since I cannot believe I must reinstall > the OS everytime I add a drive ;-). I've searched the frums for solutions & > tried a variety of things (devfsadm, format, boot -r, init 6, etc etc) but > only an OS reinstall results in the drive being reconginzed & mounted. > > Have you tried touch /reconfigure; init 6?
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