Hi Roy, Proliant and Presario are two very different families!
You might have to pull and replace that controller with a 3200, such as this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56091&item=5785129 537&rd=1 The ida code has been around a while. But before doing that try setting the BIOS up to define the operating system as Windows NT as I think the SCO Unix definition programs the raid card in some weird way to where FreeBSD can't access the boot blocks or some such. Also another thing that might help - run completely through the Compaq Smartstart CD and install a diagnostics partition. Do not have FreeBSD delete this, and setup with the Multiboot manager ( the second one down in the choices) Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RA Cohen >Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:35 PM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Compaq Presario 6000 Install Failure FBSD 5.4 RELEASE > > >Hello all, > >I'm darned if I know what is going on with this -- I've >installed many version 4.X and 5.X systems on Proliant hardware >but this is the first failure (and the first Proliant 6000) -- > >Presario 6000 dual processor >Smart Raid 3100ES attached to 4 - 18 Gb 10,000 RPM UW SCSI >drives. Configured as one RAID 0 array containing one physical = >one logical drive and one RAID 5 array containing three physical >= one logical drive. Compaq utilities report no problem with >any of this, and the system is up to date with firmware. System >set up for a SCO Unix 7.1 install. > >As I don't really know how to export the boot messages, I can >tell you it fails at a line that appears maybe a dozen lines >after the md0: Preload image line: > >GEOM: Configure idad0s3 start 16384 length 37584896 end 37601279 > >So apparently FBSD is having some problems either with the >controller or possibly the drives themselves...? > >I've googled and searched the web to no avail. Older versions of >FBSD did not have the ida code, but 5.4 surely does...your help, >as always, is most appreciated. > >Thank you, >Roy > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
