Install Linux Proliant DL385 6i raid: Root Bridge hang

[bTal44]

My DL385 with an onboard 6i raid card hangs at Root Bridge every time I try to install Fedora 15.

I've gone to the HP drivers and downloaded and run firmware-9.30-0 hoping to get the cards firmware updated.

Still doesn't work and I can't swap the boot order of controllers so it doesn't use the 6i.

How do I update the 6i or how do I get Fedora to recognize the raid?

Thanks in advance,

~ B

[bTal44]

I was able to get the install to run using libata.dma=1 and now I reboot and get tons of errors related to tg3_stop_block timed out.

Thoughts?

~ B

[Matti_Kurkela]

"tg3" is a Broadcom NIC driver.

Apparently, at least some Broadcom NIC chips require the driver to load a firmware to the NIC when starting up the NIC. The firmware may be packaged as a separate RPM to clearly identify it as non-opensource software, and not installed by default. Check if your installation media contains any RPMs with the word "firmware" in their name, and read the descriptions of the packages (rpm -qip package-name.rpm).