Hello, Jeremy Chadwick! > > > With regards to AHCI mode: Most of us strongly advocate use of ahci.ko > > > (not ataahci.ko; they differ), which does SATA<->CAM translation. You > > > also gain NCQ capability using this. Be aware your disks will appear as > > > "adaX" (not a typo), and you will use "camcontrol" (rather than > > > "atacontrol") to maintain them. Utilities like smartmontools do work > > > with this. Many of us (users and developers) have been using ahci.ko > > > reliably for 1-2 years now. > > > > Simply add ahci_load="YES" in loader.conf? Or something else? > > Correct. > > I tend to do the following from the very beginning of a new FreeBSD box > installation, however: > > - Boot FreeBSD installation medium (PXE, CD, USB, whatever) > - At beastie menu, escape to loader prompt and do "load ahci" then > "boot" > - Install FreeBSD like usual, creating slices/partitions on adaX disks > like normal, etc... > - When the system reboots, at the beastie prompt, make sure to escape to > loader and do "load ahci" then "boot" again. > - Once the system is finally up, edit /boot/loader.conf to add > ahci_load="yes".
What about ahci_load="YES" after freebsd install? Is it too late? Thank you for your quick answers! -- Lystopad Olexandr _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
