From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 15 23:58:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C5F616A420 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:58:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cabal@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B23F743D45 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:58:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cabal@u.washington.edu) Received: from homer21.u.washington.edu (homer21.u.washington.edu [140.142.12.133]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k1FNwX2x009803 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:58:33 -0800 Received: from localhost (cabal@localhost) by homer21.u.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+Submit) with ESMTP id k1FNwWfQ024828 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:58:32 -0800 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:58:32 -0800 (PST) From: "J. Nyhuis" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__C230066_P5 0, __CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Q: FreeBSD 6.0 install issue (probably hardware)... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:58:34 -0000 Greetings, I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 from CD. The boot loader runs just fine to the point of the boot menu. After this point, no matter which option I select (boot normally, Safe Mode, single User, etc.), my screen endlessly cycles a dump of what looks like hexidecimal memory addresses. This issue is repeatable via install floppies and even my old FreeBSD 5.4 CDs. I let this cycle overnight last night, with no effect, so it really is a loop of some sort. I assumed this was a hardware compatibility issue. Yet, all hardware is listed in the FreeBSD hardware list: ASUS P2B-D mainboard BIOS 1013 BIOS is in default configuration, except that all video memory shadowing is off. Procs are PIII 500MHz Intel (x2) 3ware 8006-2LP sATA card in mirrored configuration Seagate sATA 250GB drives 1GB RAM (4 256MB) PC133 DIMMS 168 Pin NIC= Intel Pro 1000T Generic CD Drive and 3.5 in floppy drive So, I ran checkIT (i86 hardware testing software) and all the HW came up clean. At this point, I am going to start pulling components and reinstalling to determine what might be interferring. If anyone has some more ideas of what to try, please feel free to bounce me a mail. Thanks, John H. Nyhuis Sr. Computer Specialist Dept. of Pediatrics HS RR349B, Box 356320 University of Washington Desk: (206)-685-3884 cabal@u.washington.edu