From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 5 16:27:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B7711065676 for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:27:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kuku@kukulies.org) Received: from werkwelt.de (post.werkwelt.de [91.194.85.74]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 045CB8FC1A for ; Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:27:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kuku@kukulies.org) Received: from [87.79.34.228] (account kuku@kukulies.org HELO [192.168.1.117]) by werkwelt.de (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPSA id 6455388 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:26:52 +0100 Message-ID: <4911C93E.4090803@kukulies.org> Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:26:38 +0100 From: Christoph Kukulies User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <49106440.4010906@kukulies.org> <1225813899.2734.1.camel@frodon.be-bif.ulb.ac.be> <491090CE.1090900@hdk5.net> <49109409.8030601@kukulies.org> <4911C46A.7020401@kukulies.org> In-Reply-To: <4911C46A.7020401@kukulies.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 7.1-BETA2 installation on ASUS P4S8X fails BIG MEDIUM ERROR X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:27:08 -0000 Christoph Kukulies schrieb: > Christoph Kukulies schrieb: >> Hi Al, >> >> thanks for pointing me to safe mode install. That I will probably try >> tomorrow. >> The day ended up in havoc: I tried to boot a floppy to do an ASUS >> BIOS upgrade and somehow messed with the power cable. >> A big flash occurred originating from the power supply. I opened the >> power supply, found a blown fuse, ran to the electronics store, >> bought a new fuse (+ one in reserve), inserted the fuse, tried the >> power supply, with connections off and a firework, prematurely - your >> presidential elections aren't finished yet - , developed in front of >> my face. Will continue tomorrow, when America has a new president. >> > > Back at the problem: I chose 3. safe mode to no avail. Still get this > > acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 I now tried with a 7.0 BETA Boot CD (which I had laying around from possibly another fruitless attempt in the past to update that system from 5.1 or something to 7.x). Same picture. Hangs on this acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x21 ascq=0x00 (asc=0x21 at this time FWIW). Please help me in getting FreeBSD onto this machine iin whatever way. -- Christoph