From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 11 12:02:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1FAE16A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:02:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 9.hellooperator.net (cpc3-cdif2-3-0-cust202.cdif.cable.ntl.com [81.103.32.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 046AD43D53 for ; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:02:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rasputnik@hellooperator.net) Received: from [10.4.0.5] (helo=eris.tenfour) by 9.hellooperator.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CzZUk-0002zk-2j; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:01:59 +0000 Received: from rasputnik by eris.tenfour with local (Exim 4.44 (FreeBSD)) id 1CzZUj-000FyX-U1; Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:01:57 +0000 Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:01:57 +0000 From: Dick Davies To: Fafa Diliha Romanova Message-ID: <20050211120157.GH35853@eris.tenfour> References: <20050211103914.455D81CE303@ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050211103914.455D81CE303@ws1-6.us4.outblaze.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: I can't BOOT! You all need to WAKE UP and HELP a BROTHER!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Dick Davies List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:02:08 -0000 * Fafa Diliha Romanova [0239 10:39]: > > Hello! > > I am running a new HP Compaq DC7100 CMT. For more information, check: > http://www.antonline.com/p_PC928A-ABA--DC7100-CMT-P4-3.0-512MB-40GB-DVD-WXPP-3-3-3-_102136.htm > > I've been trying to install FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE for a long time now. > Nobody has bothered to offer me a solution. Let alone a reason! Well, no one knows an answer probably mate. As a a total stab, try toggling 'pnp os installed'. > FreeBSD doesn't boot at all. It doesn't enter the loader prompt, it reboots > before it gets to it. Then it sounds like the bootcode does'nt like your machine to me. Does 4.x work? -- 'common sense is what tells you that the world is flat.' -- Principia Discordia Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns