disk missing while installation

[mts]

Hey guys,

I have 4 HDDs on my onboard SATA-Controller and a small SSD on an additional SIL 3512-A controller.
I want to install freeNAS on the small SSD, unfortunately this is the disk which is not listed.
While booting there is an error-message:
(ata2) freenas ata identify error 5.

Any idea?

 

[dlavigne]

Which version of FreeNAS?

It may be a BIOS setting: http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_install.html#installation-troubleshooting.

 

[mts]

freenas 9.3 stable.
the troubleshooting doesn't help me.
The installer-iso is on a USB-stick which I can boot from. The installer starts normally but when I have to select the drive I want to install on, my SSD is not visible.

 

[dlavigne]

If it's not a BIOS setting, it may be a probing issue and there are some fixes to this since RELEASE. Does installing the latest STABLE fix it?

 

[cyberjock]

I'm gonna bet your SIL controller isn't compatible with FreeBSD.

That controller is so old it has drivers for Windows 98!