From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 11 10:41:31 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from server.baldwin.cx (jobaldwi.campus.vt.edu [198.82.67.146]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F13C237BBDF for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:41:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from john.baldwin.cx (john [10.0.0.2]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA13630; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:40:00 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <200004111740.NAA13630@server.baldwin.cx> X-Mailer: XFMail 1.4.0 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:40:00 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Simon Clayton Subject: RE: AMD Athlon Problems Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 11-Apr-00 Simon Clayton wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD onto a PC running an Athlon 600 with > 128Mb RAM, 3dfx Voodoo3 3000, 13Gb IDE etc. > > I have used both the FreeBSD 3.2 and 4.0 CDs from Walnut Creek, and > also created the 2 disk boot set from the CD. > > I have tried a 4Mb Matrox AGP card instead of the Voodoo3, a different > 128Mb stick of RAM and a different HD. On either 3.2 or 4.0 I see > > /boot.config: -P > Keyboard: no ^^^^^^^^^^^^ It didn't find your keyboard, which is more of a BIOS problem than a CPU problem. Do you have a USB keyboard? If not, try hitting space when you first see the little spinning line (/-\|), then type '-h' at the boot: prompt to force detection of the keyboard. > BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 > > At which point the machine locks solid - caps lock won't even work. It's not locked solid, it's just trying to install over the serial console since it didn't find a keyboard. > I have tried the same CDs in a Celeron 500 and they boot perfectly. > > Is there a known problem with FreeBSD and Athlon processors? I have > heard that some people have had trouble with K6's - the machine will > run Win98, WinNT or Win2000 perfectly. > > Any ideas would be gratefully received. > > Regards > > Simon -- John Baldwin -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message