From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 22 21:37:20 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 11D9A16A4D0 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:37:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from excite.com (nn2.excitenetwork.com [207.159.120.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFFCA43D49 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:37:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sundog2000@excite.com) Received: by xprdmailfe21.nwk.excite.com (Postfix, from userid 110) id 9563B29A0E; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:37:15 -0500 (EST) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from [12.222.211.161] by xprdmailfe21.nwk.excite.com via HTTP; Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:37:15 EST X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: ID = 440fcb73fef49caa0e8339cd8dd5bb19 From: "Nick" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: sundog2000@excite.com X-Mailer: PHP Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20050222213715.9563B29A0E@xprdmailfe21.nwk.excite.com> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:37:15 -0500 (EST) cc: sundog2000@excite.com Subject: Error installing 5.3-release before sysinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: sundog2000@excite.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:37:20 -0000 I am attempting to upgrade my system from 4.9 to 5.3-RELEASE. I removed my 4.9 partition using /stand/sysinstall. Next, I booted from the mininstall CD, and a menu with the beastie and seven boot options is presented. When I attempt any of the boot options, it gives errors and warns me of an "Automatic reboot in 15 seconds". The lines leading up to this warning are: *** ep0: eeprom failed ot come ready. ep0: ep_alloc() failed! (6) panic: resource_list_release: resource entry is not busy Uptime: 1s Shutting down ACPI **** If I choose too boot without ACPI, then that particular warning is removed. I am able to "exit to loader prompt" from the initial menu, but I cannot (that I know of) run /stand/sysinstall to begin the installation from here. Booting in Safe Mode and Single User Mode fail similarly. What should I do to properly install FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE? The PC is an older Gateway Essential, with a Pentium III chip in it. It has Windows 2000 currently installed on a separate partition. Thanks, Nick _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!