Please help - adaptec 2820sa not allowing installation
Ensel Sharon
user at dhp.com
Mon Jun 19 00:27:23 UTC 2006
I did all my due diligence, I contacted freebsd-fs and _made sure_ that
even though the 2820sa is not listed by name in the HCL, that I could take
a 6.1-RELEASE cd and install freebsd on a 2820sa.
I was _assured_ that these cards are supported in 6.1-RELEASE, that all is
well, and I could install and that was that.
Now I boot off of the 6.1-RELEASE cd, and sysinstall tells me "no disks
found".
I tried safe mode, same result. I tried disabling all unnecessary items
from the BIOS (onboard sata, USB, com2, LPT) and same result.
FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE iso just does not find a disk controller. Period.
So ... what do I do ?? I see no way of adding a driver to sysinstall
.. .and even if I did I have no idea what to put there, as the published
driver from adaptec is only for 5.x.
I have to assume that aac is built into the sysinstall kernel, so what
gives ? Why can't sysinstall see my 2820sa cards ? (and drives)
Thanks.
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