Andrew Doran wrote:

>>I wanted to try out a promise SX6000 raid array with NetBSD but 
>>installing 1.6.1 has poven impossible.
> 
> Try a kernel with the below patch.

thanks for the prompt reply. tried it. at least the hardware is now
recognised. it now beeps at regular intervals even after shutdown!

however it would appear the following is now the next problem

ppb1 at pci0 dev 8 function 0: Intel i960 RM PCI-PCI (rev. 0x02)
pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
pci2: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
iop0 at pci0 dev 8 function 1: I2O adapter <Cyclone IQ960Rm>
iop0: orgid=0x0000 version=1
iop0: type want have cbase
iop0: mem  0000 100000 00000000
iop0: i/o  0000 0000 00000000
iop0: interrupting at irq 5
iop0: queue depths: inbound 256/4096, outbound 256/4096
.
.
.
biomask efe5 netmask efe5 ttymask ffe7
iop0: configuring...
iop0: 41 hrt entries
iop0: reply:
iop0:   function=0xd1 status=0x05 (error (no data transfer))
iop0:   detail=0x0012 ictx=0x00000000 tctx=0x000030ff
iop0:   tidi=1 tidt=0 flags=0xc0
iop0: unable to enable system
.
.

halt
shuting down iop devices... done


I note that FreeBSD has the pst driver for this card. Looking
at this has not helped me.

my next task is to try booting the freebsd install CD and check my
hardware is working ok. The LEDs flash in the correct pattern so it
thinks its working.

Simon