Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:30:59 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 CD wont boot properly on this machine Message-ID: <AANLkTi=dENtDDqjuvV5eZhW3VMYgL4N1tz11cWYj5K%2Bm@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101219205523.c2de9906.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20101219205523.c2de9906.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On 19 December 2010 19:55, Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to install FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 / amd64 on this[1] machine. > The machine doesn't have a CD drive built-in, so I am using a Plextor > PX-608CU external DVD writer which connects via usb as the CD drive to > install from. I use the FreeBSD-7.4-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso, which is burne= d > to a CD. > After powering on the machine, I press F8, get a nice little bootmenu, > select the Plextor drive, and off we go. The kernel boots, and > everything is great. > But, after detecting the hard drive (ad4, ok it's really a SSD) and the > cd drive, it just spits out messages like these: > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 60 seconds for xpt_config > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 120 seconds for xpt_confi= g > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 180 seconds for xpt_confi= g > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 240 seconds for xpt_confi= g > > and after spitting out one more message =A0(the one for 300 seconds), it = just > sits there. Booting with verbose doesn't give men any more messages relat= ed > to this. I've tried the -bootonly CD too - it has the same problem. > Yes, the sha256 checksums on the files verifies a-ok, the CD's can be mou= nted > =A0in FreeBSD, etc. > I even mad a usb memory stick image of the -disc1 and booted the machine = from that, > and it has the same problem (the run_interrupt... messages). > > Kicker: the machine boots nicely from a FreeBSD 8.1-release (amd64) CD. > Also tried with a OpenBSD 4.8 (amd64) install CD, yep - it also boots nic= ely. > > So, any hints on how to get FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 onto this machine? > > References: > 1) http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/asus_v7-p7h55e > -- > Regards, > Torfinn Ingolfsen Did you try installing using a different computer onto that hard drive? Is the hardware supported by 7.x (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.3R/hardware.html for pointers) Is there a reason you want 7.4 rather than 8.1? Chris
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