Re: FreeBSD on IBM x345 2U server? (works now)
From: Christoffer Pio (cp_at_cvt.dk)
Date: 05/21/03
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Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 15:01:41 +0200 To: Scott_Koh/Bluewave.BLUEWAVE@bluewave.com
Thanks alot. It works now.
I also did encounter the keyboard freeze in setup menu on FreeBSD 5.0.
4.8 seems to work well. I'm happy with a more conservative approach
to upgrading. 4.5 worked very well, I hope we will be as satisfied on
this more powerful setup and running 4.8.
Thanks
Christoffer
Scott_Koh/Bluewave.BLUEWAVE@bluewave.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> We have installed FreeBSD 4.8 successfully on x345 using the integrated
> Raid LSI1030. For FreeBSD 5 and 5.1 beta encountered keyboard freeze on
> setup menu screen and kernel panic during booting respectively. (ServeRAID
> 5i still unable to be used for the moment).
>
> To enable the x345 integrated Raid
> F1 to bios setup and Go IO devices to ensure Planar SCSI is enabled. Save
> setting and exit.
> F1 again and then CTRL C to invoke LSI RAID configuration utility.
>
> This will bring you to LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup utility
> <Boot Adapter List> <Global Properties>
> <LSI1030 8 38> 2400 9 Yes 0 Enabled
> <LSI1030 8 39> 2500 9 Yes 1 Enabled
>
> Highlight the 1st line <LSI.... Hit enter
>
> This will brings you to Adapter Properties with
> <Device Properties>
> <Mirror Properties> <Sycnronise Whole Mirror>
>
> Select <Devices Properties> and hit enter.
> The default setting shows ID 0 80Mb/sec with bandwidth 8 <- move cursor to
> bandwidth column and press spacebar to change it to 16
> this will automatically change the MB/sec to 160Mb/sec to match the rest of
> the harddisks to 160Mb. You can leave as default if you do
> not wish to change it. Press ESC to go back to Device properties menu
>
> Move cursor to <Mirroring Properties>
> Set your Primary Mirror, Secondary Mirror and hot spare accordingly under
> the Mirror Pair. Use Spacebar to change.
> Once done you can press Esc and Esc to Save your configuration and Reboot
> Note: If you do not want Mirroring you can leave Mirror Pair column blank
> but it will shows all the available harddisk during FreeBSD setup.
>
> Once done and rebooted you should see LSI scanning for SCSI devices and
> displayed the configured setting.
> Your FreeBSD setup should be smooth sailing from here..
>
> Hope the above helps.
>
> Regards,
> Scott Koh
>
>
> Christoffer Pio
> <cp@cvt.dk> To: Erwin Lansing <erwin@lansing.dk>
> Sent by: cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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>
> 05/21/2003 05:11 PM
>
>
>
> Actually, I tried install FreeBSD 4.8 at first, it did not
> detect the controller. Then I tried 5.0 and checked out
> the drivers.flp option as well. No luck either .. I'm installing
> from floppies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp), I cannot imagine
> how it could make a difference installing from a CDROM.
>
> Christoffer
>
> Erwin Lansing wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 11:17:03AM +0200, Erwin Lansing wrote:
> > > On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 10:54:31AM +0200, Christoffer Pio wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > > >
> > > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.0 on the new IBM x345
> > > > 2U server, it comes with the LSI 53C1030 scsi raid
> > > > controller onboard the motherboard, this controller is
> > > > listed as supported hardware, however the FreeBSD
> > > > does not find the controller or any disks at boot-time.
> > > >
> > > > The driver is not included on the drivers.flp.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone running FreeBSD on the IBM x345 2U box, and if so
> > > > any suggestions on how to get this controller to work?
> > > >
> > > This sound awfully similar to the LSILogic 1030 Ultra4 Adapter in an
> IBM
> > > x335 1U, which is supported by the mpt driver. I never tried a disk
> > > install, but it works perfectly from a cd install.
> > >
> > I should get better at reading the whole message before answering...
> > This is on 4.x, not 5.0
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -erwin
> >
> > --
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