Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:31:55 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Stephen Beitzel <sbeitzel@foobie.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Difficulty installing FreeBSD 4.0 on K7 system Message-ID: <20000608183155.B233@parish> In-Reply-To: <200006080559.WAA12876@foobie.net>; from sbeitzel@foobie.net on Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 10:59:18PM -0700 References: <200006080559.WAA12876@foobie.net>
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On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 10:59:18PM -0700, Stephen Beitzel wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to build a couple of machines, one to be a gateway and
> one to be a webserver. I'd really like to be using FreeBSD on them,
> since I'm more comfortable with it than I am with Linux. However, I'm
> having trouble with the installation. When I try to boot from either the
> installation CD or from an installation boot floppy, the computer just
> hangs after displaying the message that the BTX Boot Loader is starting
> up.
There is a problem with keyboard probing on some Athlon m/bs. Try
hitting any key, except RETURN, at the "twirling baton" and type
``boot -h''. If this solves it you can, IIRC, add it to /boot/loader.conf.
HTH
> I was able to install RedHat 6.2 just fine on these guys, so I
> figure I've put the pieces together alright. Is there some kind of
> problem with the motherboard, maybe, or does FreeBSD not recognize UDMA
> hard drives?
>
> Here are the hardware specifications:
>
> Microstar K7 Pro (MS-6195) motherboard
> Athlon K7
> Diamond Speedstar A200 AGP video card (8MB)
> WD Caviar 10 GB UDMA hard drive
> 256 MB RAM
> Netgear PCI NIC (FA310TX)
> Mitsumi 1.44 FDD
> Panasonic 40x IDE CD-ROM
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> Steve
>
>
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