Subject: Re: Compaq Smart Array 5300
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/16/2005 18:20:13
In article <4301EFA1.3000705@arx.net>,
Stefanos Mparas  <stefano@arx.net> wrote:
>hello,
>i'm trying to install netbsd 2.0.2 on Compaq Proliant DL580
>( 2 Intel CPU , 700/100 MHZ , not the G2 / G3 )
>although os detects the CSA5300 ,
>it doesn't find any logical drives ,
>setup say no disk availiable,
>kernel is the official install kernel (using official i386 iso)
>
>tried to change some settings to configuration of DL580
>like changing the OS type to w2k,nt4,linux,ms-dos etc
>no luck ,
>
>freebsd does installs fine ,
>but then freebsd has this controller as supported ,
>netbsd doesn't, although detects and configures it,
>
>first thought was to make a custom boot cd with
>all options for kernel included but after reading
>INSTALL kernels conf it seems it has everything needed
>already compiled in ,
>
>did anyone had any experience with that kind of hardware ?

Can you post the kernel message relevant lines for scsi?
Or can you try the 3.99.7 Live CD from:
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/xtraeme/NetBSD-3.99.7_KDE-3.4.2.iso.bz2

christos