Load new drivers during install

michael Alexander linux at milwaukeevalve.com
Wed Dec 17 09:48:26 PST 2003


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Hunter Pine
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:55 AM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: Load new drivers during install
> 
> 
> The DAC960 drivers are built into the generic kernel. You 
> shouldn't have to
> install anything third party. Just configure your array in 
> the accelraid's
> bios util, and freebsd setup should see the drives.
> 
> # Compaq Smart RAID, Mylex DAC960 and AMI MegaRAID controllers.  Only
> # one entry is needed; the code will find and configure all supported
> # controllers.
> #
> device          ida             # Compaq Smart RAID
> device          mlx             # Mylex DAC960
> device          pst             # Promise Supertrak SX6000
> device          amr             # AMI MegaRAID
> 
> Hunter

When I just hit enter on the setup screen to skip kernel customizing, it
loads a bunch of drivers and such, then stops at:
Waiting 15 seconds for scsi devices to settle.  The drives blink a couple
times in that 15 seconds, then everything just sits there.  No further
activity of any sort.

-Mike



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