Hi:
Here is the latest incarnation of this problem (I'm experiencing today).
My system is a Dell XPS 720. The following hardware is attached to it:
- 4 internal SATA drives (managed by the system BIOS *not* the RAID
controller BIOS. i.e. I'm not doing any RAID so I don't use it).
- 2 external SATA drives, daisy chained, and attached to the system via
its single FireWire port.
(Note: I don't need Solaris to see the external FireWire attached drives)
- 3 DVD/CD optical drives, all internally connected.
> PBDS DVD+-RW DH-16W1S
> NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A
> NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A
The Solaris install DVD (not CD) media, nv77x86, does not detect any of the
4 internal SATA drives. As suggested previously, I have done the following:
(1) Ensured that DVD optical drives are first to boot from via BIOS settings.
(2) Tried to install Solaris nv77 from the PBDS and NEC DVD drives.
(3) Started the install from a powered-on cold booted the system.
Unfortunately, during the "Configuring devices phase" I get the following
message:
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata0 attach failed. <-- sata0
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata1 attach failed. <-- sata1
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata2 attach failed. <-- sata2
<then it repeates once more before proceeding>
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata0 attach failed. <-- sata0
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata1 attach failed. <-- sata1
WARNING: attached failed: RAID mode not supported
nv_sata2 attach failed. <-- sata2
Not sure if the six messages above translate to the 6 attached
drives, or to 3 of the 4 internal SATA drives (in which case you would
wonder where it the message for the 4th SATA drive). This is just
an observation.
Anyway, the problem is that when I get past the "System Identification
Complete" stage and onto the installation GUI, I get a "No disks found"
error. When I drop down to the shell and inspect the /dev/(r)dsk
directories, run "cfgadm/devfsadm", no luck.
Is there a BIOS setting that should check for. Remember that NONE of the
drives are under the control of the RAID controller. I tried that too, just in
case you were wondering.
Need HELP. Thank you in advance.
Noel Milton
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