RESOLVED with 6.2 but it lacks NIC support Re: 6.1 can't find SAS drives on Dell PE 1955

[Mike Brown]

I have resolved this by booting 6.2.

However, we now have NO NIC support :|




On 01/11/06, Eric Anderson <anderson at centtech.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/01/06 15:26, Mike Brown wrote:
> > Hi Eric, thanks for the reply
> >
> > Not sure what controller I'm running.  I don't see it on boot up BIOS
> > messages.
> >  From what I gather its a RAID controller, both drives are mirrored via
> > the system.
> >
> > I tried 6.2-PRE this morning, it also did not see the drives.
> >
> > How do I tell what controller is on the system ?
>
> It should tell you on boot - something like 'PERC 5i' or PERC something
> (maybe 'PowerEdge RAID Controller').
>
>
> We have a 1950 that works ok under recent 6.2-*
>
> > The drives are 73Gig 10K RPM   SAS micro drives
> >
> >
> > On 01/11/06, *Eric Anderson* <anderson at centtech.com
> > <mailto:anderson at centtech.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 11/01/06 14:39, Mike Brown wrote:
> >      > When trying to install FB-6.1 from the ISO's on a Dell PE 1955
> >     Blade, it
> >      > will not see the SAS drives.
> >      >
> >      > Any thoughts of wisdom
> >      >
> >      > Thanks in advance
> >
> >     Which controller are you using, and is there a RAID set up or are
> you
> >     passing the drives through to FreeBSD?  Also, you might want to try
> >     6.2-PRERELEASE.
> >
> >     Eric
>
>
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