Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:09:13 -0700 (PDT) From: fbsdmail@dnswatch.com To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: disk oddities on amd64... Message-ID: <6ff97edb831f3b94f9ace6755bbcda75.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com>
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Greetings, Well after using the correct DVD to install FreeBSD on my nice new AMD MD && CPU. I discovered it wasn't possible to complete the install using the official DVD. preface: DVD/RW on usb2 wire (pass) FreeBSD target drive on SATA2/3 port using SATA2 500Gb drive additional drive (untouched by install) UATA/133 40Gb PATA The install process: Boot to install DVD (no problem) Choose "standard" install (no problen) Proceed to FDISK && DISKLEBEL (no problem) Choose "install media" (OOPS! the DVD disappeared!) I finally succeeded by eventually choosing FTP as install media after FDISK && DISKLABEL. But what is really odd about this, is that when I accidentally chose the i386 DVD in an earlier attempt to install to this system. I had zero trouble, and nothing has changed in the BIOS settings, or my procedure - save using the correct DVD this time. ;) In both cases FBSD echoed the BIOS representation of the drive numbering. In both installs the order was the same - both BIOS && FBSD. Now that I have it installed & have built/installed world && kernel, I am experiencing an additional problem w/ drive identification that I didn't experience w/ the i386 version. But I'll post that in a different thread. Thank you for all your time and consideration. --Chris -- kern: FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE amd64 MB: MSI 880GMA-E45 (socket: AM3) CPU: AMD Phenom X3 440 (3 core) @3.5Ghz RAM: 2 4Gb CORSAIR DDR3 DualChannel PC1600
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