Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 11:13:43 +0100 From: "Simon Clayton" <Simon@businessmeetings.com> To: "John Baldwin" <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: AMD Athlon Problems Message-ID: <NDBBLKPMFKLGKCALEBKAKENMCJAA.Simon@BusinessMeetings.com> In-Reply-To: <200004111740.NAA13630@server.baldwin.cx>
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Thanks for all of those messages. FYI the motherboard in
question is an FIC SD11 using an AMI BIOS, which even after
patching to the latest revision still has the problem. No
matter, when I used -h on the install CD it worked perfectly
and then once installed the problem didn't exist anyway.
Simon
-----Original Message-----
From: John Baldwin [mailto:jhb@FreeBSD.org]
Sent: 11 April 2000 18:40
To: Simon Clayton
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject: RE: AMD Athlon Problems
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
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