This is a hardware/installation issue for FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE.
I have a Supermicro AS-1012C-MRF system with a Supermicro H8SCM-F motherboard inside.
I can install FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE with only a single issue - the on-board NIC are not detected by the installer.
Mobo details:
AMD SR5650/SP5100 chipset
2 x Intel 82574L on-board NIC
At first I thought that maybe the 82574L is not supported in 8.2 so I installed an Intel EXPI9400PT (82571GB) PCIe NIC in the server and the same thing happens.
I also tried using 8.2-STABLE 201105 this morning and I get the same result.
I'm thinking that maybe the northbridge/southbridge of this motherboard isn't fully supported in FreeBSD 8 maybe.
I have not been able to turn up anything as far as searching the Internet for this chipset and FreeBSD.
I have attached the dmesg and pciconf output from the system after it boots into FreeBSD (post-installation).
The whole thing is a bit weird frankly although I did notice that a SystemRescueCD Live CD (Gentoo Linux) on the same system does not turn up any network adapters either.
The system is new so it could be that somehow the motherboard is defective although both on-board NICs light up when plugged in, just no kernel love.
Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated.
I have a Supermicro AS-1012C-MRF system with a Supermicro H8SCM-F motherboard inside.
I can install FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE with only a single issue - the on-board NIC are not detected by the installer.
Mobo details:
AMD SR5650/SP5100 chipset
2 x Intel 82574L on-board NIC
At first I thought that maybe the 82574L is not supported in 8.2 so I installed an Intel EXPI9400PT (82571GB) PCIe NIC in the server and the same thing happens.
I also tried using 8.2-STABLE 201105 this morning and I get the same result.
I'm thinking that maybe the northbridge/southbridge of this motherboard isn't fully supported in FreeBSD 8 maybe.
I have not been able to turn up anything as far as searching the Internet for this chipset and FreeBSD.
I have attached the dmesg and pciconf output from the system after it boots into FreeBSD (post-installation).
The whole thing is a bit weird frankly although I did notice that a SystemRescueCD Live CD (Gentoo Linux) on the same system does not turn up any network adapters either.
The system is new so it could be that somehow the motherboard is defective although both on-board NICs light up when plugged in, just no kernel love.
Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated.