Promise SuperTrak EX12350 don't get detected under FreeBSD 6.2

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

http://www.freebsd.org/projects/bigdisk/index.html

"...The GPT partitioning scheme was introduced with the ia64 architecture as
an MBR replacement. It provides 64 bit offsets and allows for an arbitrary
number of partitions..."

"...For secondary storage, GPT can be used by any architecture regardless of
BIOS or boot support..."

"...It is still possible to avoid disklabels and MBRs for testing by using
newfs directly on the raw disk or md disk. Sysinstall can be tested from a
running system by just selecting Expert mode and just performing the MBR and
disklabel steps...."

So, boot FreeBSD 64, go to expert mode, newfs the disk and see if it blows
up

Ted

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Göran Nilsson
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:45 PM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Promise SuperTrak EX12350 don't get detected under FreeBSD
> 6.2
>
>
> This is a FreeBSD 32 bit system.
>
> On Dec 14, 2007 5:46 AM, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Is this FreeBSD 64 or FreeBSD 32 bit?
> >
> > Ted
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Göran Nilsson
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:39 AM
> > > To: Göran Nilsson; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > > Subject: Re: Promise SuperTrak EX12350 don't get detected
> under FreeBSD
> > > 6.2
> > >
> > >
> > > I have come a bit further. It seems that if I create a 2TB drive
> > > it all goes
> > > good. But it doesn't seems to work when doing a large 5TB drive.
> > > Is there some limitations on fdisk, and the size on
> partitions? Can't it
> > > exceed 2TB? The machine is a ordinary Core 2 duo 6750 with 4GB of ram.
> > >
> > > /Regards Goran
> > >
> > > On Dec 13, 2007 5:39 PM, Göran Nilsson
> <goran.nilsson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On the controller there it says that it supports freebsd
> 6.1. And yes
> > > > there is documentation on how to install freebsd 6.1 on the raid.
> > > > But for now i have installed freebsd on a RAID1 system, and i
> > > have problem
> > > > getting the card detcted, i run a 5TB RAID 6 on this card.
> > > > Didn't thought that it could be that much differens between
> > > version 6.1and
> > > > 6.2. Gonna try to reinstall. After the reinstall i got the
> card up and
> > > > running. I see it get detected and it all looks ok. I go in and
> > > do a fdisk
> > > > on the drive and label/mount it. I do all this in sysinstall.
> > > > I can see that the drive is 4648GB so it all looks ok with
> the RAID 6
> > > > Drive.
> > > > When i later quit sysinstall and check the mounts i see
> that the drive
> > > > space is 532GB and available space is 500GB. This looks totally
> > > wrong. Is
> > > > there any limitations that im not aware of?
> > > >
> > > > /Goran
> > > >
> > > >   On Dec 13, 2007 1:10 AM, Erik Trulsson <ertr1013 at student.uu.se>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >  On Wed, Dec 12, 2007 at 09:35:09PM +0100, Göran Nilsson wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I have a problem getting my EX12350 Radicontroller to work under
> > > > > FreeBSD 6.2.
> > > > > > When i start the computer or rund a dmesg i can see that
> > > > > > "mass storage raid ..no driver attached"
> > > > > > For what i can see this card should be supported under
> FreeBSD 6.1
> > ,
> > > > > but
> > > > > > could it be soo that the support is missing in 6.2? Any tips?
> > > > > > Should i try to go for the 6.3 RC1. I really need this
> card up and
> > > > > running,
> > > > > > i run it as a RAID 6. I have tried this with just the
> > > generic kernel,
> > > > > > So the most should be in there?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ideas, is most appriciating, coz im kinda stuck.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What makes you think this card is supported by FreeBSD 6.1?
> > > > >
> > > > > As far as I can tell there is no driver for that card
> > > included with any
> > > > > FreeBSD release.  If it was supported the driver would have been
> > > > > included in
> > > > > GENERIC kernel, and if was supported in 6.1 it would have
> > > been in 6.2also.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It is quite possible however that Promise provides their
> own FreeBSD
> > > > > driver
> > > > > for that card.  If that is the case you should ask Promise which
> > > > > version(s)
> > > > > of FreeBSD the driver supports and how to install it - or
> read their
> > > > > documentation where such information can likely be found.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > <Insert your favourite quote here.>
> > > > > Erik Trulsson
> > > > > ertr1013 at student.uu.se
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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