Subject: Re: Compaq Smart Array 5300
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/17/2005 12:27:44
In article <43030BCA.4000003@arx.net>,
Stefanos Mparas  <stefano@arx.net> wrote:
>ok my dumb mistake here ,
>i thought it configures the CSA5300
>messages are scrolling fast , i didn't use a serial console
>and when  it told me about:  Symbios Logic 53c1510d (ultra2-wide scsi)
>i thought it already configured the array ,
>
>i did try live cd (3.99.7 ) but had no luck ,
>and it sees one processor but i didn't try the .MPACPI etc etc kernel
>just the LIVECD_GENERIC.MP one
>
>it seems there aren't  much i can do about this machine,
>i can't hold it forever , it needs to be put in production
>as a gateway / nat  soon ,
>looks like i have to go for freebsd for now ,
>freebsd uses the ciss driver as Eidnes pointed out,
>
>well, here are the boot messages

Thanks. Havard is right, we don't have the ciss driver so your only option
is FreeBSD for now.

Regards,

christos