hi, i'd like to install freebsd 4.10 on my computer and use it like a web and mail server. my problem is that i need a promise fastrak sata 378 or compatible driver to be able to install freebsd on my sata drive. is there such a driver? i'm new to freebsd and unix. can anybody explain me how i can solve this problem. thanks. xwatch
Ivan wrote:> hi, i'd like to install freebsd 4.10 on my computer and use it like a web > and mail server. my problem is that i need a promise fastrak sata 378 or > compatible driver to be able to install freebsd on my sata drive. is there > such a driver? i'm new to freebsd and unix. can anybody explain me how i > can solve this problem. thanks.378 isn't helpful since Promise hides its chip model numbers well. FreeBSD 4.10 supports Promise Fasttrak-33, -66, -100, -100 TX2/TX4, -133 TX2/TX2000 [1]. So I think your controller is also supported; at least if you use single disks. Did you tried it already? Bjoern [1] http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/hardware-i386.html#AEN34
Ivan wrote:> i tried to install freebsd from a bootable cd. but the installer > does not find my sata drive. the promise fastrak driver is not > listed in the active on inactive drivers list. what can i do?So I guess 378 is a newer ATA controller chip. It is not supported (yet?) by FreeBSD 4.10. (Maybe you like to bother Promise to provide FreeBSD drivers for end customers ;-) You will have more luck with FreeBSD 5.2.1. I'm sorry about my ignorance concerning Promise products and drivers, but I never used their controllers. Bjoern