From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 3 18:06:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6669916A420 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 18:06:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CA3A43D81 for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 18:05:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 5182138 for multiple; Tue, 03 Jan 2006 13:03:50 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k03I5bO2094388; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:05:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:57:26 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200601031257.26813.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1225/Mon Jan 2 12:54:07 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: Anton Zavrin Subject: Re: Hardware is compatible with FreeBSD 4.x but fails on FreeBSD 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 18:06:02 -0000 On Saturday 31 December 2005 04:32 pm, Anton Zavrin wrote: > Hello, > > > > Can someone provide some input on such phenomena. > > > > I tried to install FreeBSD 6.0 on the same computer that is currently > running FreeBSD 4.10, but when I try to wipe existing harddrive clean it > says no HDDs found, also, advising me to check if my HDD controller is > supported or something in that spirit. > > > > This is from dmesg on that PC: > > atapci0: port 0xfc00-0xfc0f at device 17.1 > on pci0 > > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > > > > I checked FreeBSD hardware notes for 6.0 and didn't see any references > for this controller. Does it mean I must change my motherboard to > install 6.0 or/and up? Is there anyway that you could capture the dmesg from the 6.0 boot perhaps using a serial console? -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org