On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote:> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: >> Hi! >> >>> I was requested to install FreeBSD 11.3 on a new Dell machine with >>> only 2 >>> NVME drives in ZFS mirror. The problem is that installer does not >>> see the >>> drives. Are there any special procedure to use NVME drives for >>> installation a later for booting? >> >> I use 2 NVMe drives as zfs mirror to boot from on my testbox, >> but it runs CURRENT, since approx. November 2018. >> >> So maybe try it with 12.1 ? I know, that does not help if you are asked >> to install 11.3, but at least it gives you an idea... >> > > I tried 12.1 few minutes ago but the result is the same - no NVME > drives listed. > Should I try something with kernel modules, some sysctl tweaks? > Should I try UEFI boot? (I never did) >I would try booting via UEFI if you can.? I just installed a laptop yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from.? no other modifications were necessary on my end. -pete -- Pete Wright pete at nomadlogic.org @nomadlogicLA
On 4/16/2020 13:23, Pete Wright wrote:> > > On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: >> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: >>> Hi! >>> >>>> I was requested to install FreeBSD 11.3 on a new Dell machine with >>>> only 2 >>>> NVME drives in ZFS mirror. The problem is that installer does not >>>> see the >>>> drives. Are there any special procedure to use NVME drives for >>>> installation a later for booting? >>> >>> I use 2 NVMe drives as zfs mirror to boot from on my testbox, >>> but it runs CURRENT, since approx. November 2018. >>> >>> So maybe try it with 12.1 ? I know, that does not help if you are asked >>> to install 11.3, but at least it gives you an idea... >>> >> >> I tried 12.1 few minutes ago but the result is the same - no NVME >> drives listed. >> Should I try something with kernel modules, some sysctl tweaks? >> Should I try UEFI boot? (I never did) >> > > I would try booting via UEFI if you can.? I just installed a laptop > yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the > 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from.? no other modifications were > necessary on my end. > > -pete >Yeah my Lenovo Carbon X1 has an nVME drive in it, and nothing else - 12-Stable found it immediately and works fine. -- Karl Denninger karl at denninger.net <mailto:karl at denninger.net> /The Market Ticker/ /[S/MIME encrypted email preferred]/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4897 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20200416/6bbcb27b/attachment.bin>
On 4/16/20 12:23 PM, Pete Wright wrote:> I would try booting via UEFI if you can.? I just installed a laptop > yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the > 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from.? no other modifications were > necessary on my end.I can confirm, NVMe drives tend to not have any support under the traditional/legacy BIOS, and require UEFI. -- Rebecca Cran
Pete Wright wrote on 04/16/2020 20:23:> > > On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: >> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07:> I would try booting via UEFI if you can.? I just installed a laptop > yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by the 12-STABLE > snapshot I used to boot from.? no other modifications were necessary on > my end.I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12.1 installer ISO but without luck. Still no NVME disks :( You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb.co/tPnymL7 Anything more I can test? Kind regards Miroslav Lachman