jsylvia007
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Howdy folks!! I run a FreeNAS box with a different adapter, but it works fine, and I never had to go through this whole process. I'm now building up a Linux box with support for ZFS, and, I needed to pickup a new server.
I just purchased one of these on eBay: SGX-SAS6-INT-Z / SUN 375-3640 8-Port 6Gbps PCIe SAS-2 HBA / LSI SAS9211-8i
I *think* this should be exactly what I need. I am, however, lost with what the next step is... I keep reading that I need to flash the card to "IT" mode, but, I need to use the card to boot off the first hard drive, so I'm not sure if I need the option ROM or not, OR, if I need to boot into IR mode...
I've read through the forums and they all refer to the IBM M1015 card, and cross-flashing to trick it. I'm not sure I need to do that...
Can someone point me in the right direction? I know this isn't related to FreeNAS specifically, but, from my perspective, this is THE authority for this stuff.
Thanks!
Edit: Additionally, it seems like I *might* need a UEFI motherboard to accomplish this, and I definitely don't have that. I'm doing all of this from a SuperMicro X8DTN+... Is this even possible, or am I now going to have to purchase a motherboard JUST to flash this card?
I just purchased one of these on eBay: SGX-SAS6-INT-Z / SUN 375-3640 8-Port 6Gbps PCIe SAS-2 HBA / LSI SAS9211-8i
I *think* this should be exactly what I need. I am, however, lost with what the next step is... I keep reading that I need to flash the card to "IT" mode, but, I need to use the card to boot off the first hard drive, so I'm not sure if I need the option ROM or not, OR, if I need to boot into IR mode...
I've read through the forums and they all refer to the IBM M1015 card, and cross-flashing to trick it. I'm not sure I need to do that...
Can someone point me in the right direction? I know this isn't related to FreeNAS specifically, but, from my perspective, this is THE authority for this stuff.
Thanks!
Edit: Additionally, it seems like I *might* need a UEFI motherboard to accomplish this, and I definitely don't have that. I'm doing all of this from a SuperMicro X8DTN+... Is this even possible, or am I now going to have to purchase a motherboard JUST to flash this card?