From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 13 19:31:11 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 0886316A4CE for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:31:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxc1.crockettint.com (chameleon1.crockettint.com [206.224.72.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80FD743D49 for ; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:31:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from emartinez@crockettint.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.crockettint.com [127.0.0.1]) by mxc1.crockettint.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90E7E33F4B; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:31:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mxc1.crockettint.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mxc1.crockettint.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 01202-07; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:31:08 -0500 (CDT) Received: from memnoch (ausc1.crockettint.com [24.153.230.82]) by mxc1.crockettint.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBD4133F35; Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:31:07 -0500 (CDT) From: "Edgar Martinez" To: "'NMH'" , "'questions'" Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:31:09 -0500 Organization: Crockett International MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 In-Reply-To: <20050413191830.60006.qmail@web41822.mail.yahoo.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Thread-Index: AcVAXZcIIE5xCPxtRgavTtqtZLKpUAAAURJQ Message-Id: <20050413193107.DBD4133F35@mxc1.crockettint.com> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at crockettint.com Subject: RE: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: emartinez@crockettint.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:31:11 -0000 Yep first thing I assumed...ACPI was disabled...both in BIOS and via MENU...no joy...UDMA disabled...in fact.. PATA DISABLED (after install via CD) USB DISABLED FDD DIABLED APM DIABLED SMART DISABLED LAN DISABLED SOUND DISABLED FIREWIRE DISABLED =) If you cant tell, I have literally installed over a hundred FBSD boxes and have encountered TONS of caveats...however this one has def got me stumped..after the install, the system seems to be holding stable with the BIOS INTERNAL/EXTERNAL cache disabled...its SLLLOOOWWW but stable... -----Original Message----- From: NMH [mailto:drumslayer2@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:19 PM To: emartinez@crockettint.com; questions Subject: Re: AMD64 (former i386 convert)+ FreeBSD various issues in 5.3, 5.4 (pre+post install) --- Edgar Martinez wrote: > All, > > > > I cant begin to tell you how horrible of a time I > have had trying to get > this system installed and running. Sysinstall kept > throwing up a privilege > fault kernel error randomly (7sed...4m.7m..etc), and > after I go fast enough > to get lucky to an install complete..the system then > spends its time > periodically rebooting.this is the first venture > into AMD64 turf as I > historically stick with i386.so any > pointers.gotchas.tweaks or tips.. please > let me know..I really don't want to give up, so I > want to see what can be > done to stabilize this. > Unless someone else can vouch for that MB, it can be a suspect as well. While AMD is good, not all MB's for them are. Also ACPI can cause weird stuff like that too. Perhaps try turning that off or try other settings in the BIOS. I had that problem once. It actually did then when ACPI was turned off in the bios. Best of luck. NMH > > MSI K8T Neo > > AMD64 3000 w/1MB > > > > Thanks! > > > > ## SNIP ## > > The Large Print Giveth And The Small Print Taketh Away -- Anon __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/