FreeBSD 5.3 for SPARC64 does not find SCSI disks on Unltra 1E

[Scott Long]

John Du wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David O'Brien" <obrien at freebsd.org>
> To: "John Du" <jjohndu at comcast.net>
> Cc: <freebsd-sparc64 at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3 for SPARC64 does not find SCSI disks on Unltra 1E
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 05:37:27PM -0800, John Du wrote:
>>
>>> I downloaded and burned the ISO images on CDs.  The first CD boots OK.
>>> When trying to partition the disks, the installer displays a message
>>> saying no disks found.
>>>
>>> The FreeBSD SPARC64 hardware list has the Ultra 1E as supported.  What
>>> do I have to do to install FreeBSD 5.3 on the SCSI disks on the Ultra
>>> 1E?
>>
>>
>> IIRC, the SCSI controller in the Ultra 1E isn't supported yet.  So you
>> can only use the machine diskless.  Or install a Qlogic ISP1000 S-Bus
>> card.
> 
> 
> I ran FreeBSD SPARC64 diskless on this machine before it was officially 
> released.  When I saw the status of the Ultra 1E changed to "supported" 
> on the hardware list, I thought it meant the on board SCSI controller 
> was supported.  Now I know I misunderstood the word "supported."
> 
> My thanks go to all the people who have offered their help.
> 
> John Du
> 

So as Marcel said, the best bet here is to send out a capture of the 
serial console during boot.  Also, does openfirmware report the disks?

Scott