From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 20 21:10:54 2009 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 578AE106566C for ; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:10:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from smtp.owt.com (smtp.owt.com [64.146.239.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BB198FC12 for ; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:10:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from kstewart2.owt.com (kstewart2.owt.com [64.146.237.228]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.owt.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n5KLAr84011955; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:10:53 -0700 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=owt.com; s=default; t=1245532253; bh=DU9Os6Ys7W4tOI8pexn4wgCCIi0Hi4pGgMbY9h5V2Nw=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Cc:References:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id; b=Gn4EX3z2qUaGa ShR3X4paUTst0xNfFflZiAoKOx/VhNPrcg5cqGEsHd0UXoroJZcdshl5fkZbXVNGagU +rgAfIkSrim8aIYBPYaNbSOpx+co/GBg98ed2zWP4NG7d0s6LCYZdklujOZlJSodNUh nD9K39ukUFDrZPzetxTtYWCs= From: Kent Stewart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:10:52 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <7fc6c27a0906201100r1357b24o90fdfee0e1ed1277@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7fc6c27a0906201100r1357b24o90fdfee0e1ed1277@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200906201410.52907.kstewart@owt.com> Cc: ericr Subject: Re: Can't boot 7.2-RELEASE i386 or AMD64 on an Abit KV8 Pro motherboard with Sempron 3100+ CPU 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: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:10:54 -0000 On Saturday 20 June 2009 11:00:45 am ericr wrote: > Hi, > > As the subject says, I can't get the 7.2-RELEASE i386 CD to boot on a > system that has: > > Abit KV8 Pro (K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-26) motherboard with the most recent > BIOS - BIOS release 26 4/20/2007 > ( > http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NA >ME=KV8+Pro&fMTYPE=Socket+754) > > An AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8Ghz CPU > > 1 Gb RAM > > An ATI 1050 256mb AGP video card > > I think I have turned off everything ACPI related in the BIOS setup. > > When I boot the i386 ISO, the kernel boots to the point of probing the PCI > bus and then hangs completely, even the keyboard is locked up. > > I've unplugged all the disks, so the only things in the system are the CD > drive, the floppy drive, and the video card. > > I have turned off acpi at boot time, and when I boot the i386 ISO > verbosely, the last few lines the kernel spews are: > > pci_open(1): mode 1 addr port (0x0cf8) is 0x8000c060 > pci_open(1a): mode1res=0x80000000 (0x80000000) > pci_cfgcheck: device 0 [class=060000] [hdr=80] is there (id=02821106) > pcibios: BIOS version 2.10 > pcib0: pcibus 0 on motherboard > pci0: on pcib0 > pci0: domain=0, physical bus=0 > > There's no PCI cards plugged in, just the AGP video card. > > > When I try booting the AMD64 ISO, the boot loader runs, I get the boot > menu, and regardless of what boot options I give the kernel, I get the > message "CPU doesn't support long mode" and then I get the OK prompt. > > > I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a h/w problem, it'll boot and install > Fedora 11, Win2K, WinXP, and runs every DOS based diagnostic app I can find > with no problems. > > Anyone have any suggestions, or should I file a PR? Did you follow the suggestion on the release announcement of using the other CDs and switching before you start the install. Kent > > Thanks! > > - ericr > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html