From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 5 16:16:42 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 A260116A41F for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:16:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jean-baptiste.potonnier@atosorigin.com) Received: from smtp1.mail.atosorigin.com (smtp1.mail.atosorigin.com [160.92.103.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39CC343D46 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 16:16:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jean-baptiste.potonnier@atosorigin.com) Received: from [55.5.6.103] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwumf0101.mail.fr.ww.atosorigin.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F9C81C000C6 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:16:40 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <43BD46BB.9080406@atosorigin.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:18:03 +0100 From: Jean-Baptiste Potonnier User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (Windows/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <43BD2FD4.50808@atosorigin.com> <43BD41F3.7050209@ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <43BD41F3.7050209@ntlworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64 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: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:16:42 -0000 Crispy Beef wrote: > Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: > >>> >>> >>> Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: >>> >>>> / I'm a new FreeBSD user, just tested it on an old i386, and want to >>> >>> >>> />/ switch from Slackware linux to FreeBSD or NetBSD. >>> />/ I wanted to install FreeBSD on my new Shuttle SN95G5: the AMD64 >>> cdrom # />/ 1 boots, but a message tells me that no kernel can be >>> loaded. >>> />/ I get a command line wit "boot", "ls", 'load', etc. I tried some >>> command />/ to load a kernel but it didn't work. >>> />/ />/ I don't know if can install FreeBSD on this hardware with >>> this CDROM. >>> / >>> I would think you'll need to download the AMD64 ISO from here: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/6.0/ >>> >>> -- >>> Paul >>> >> >> I Tried with these iso. > > > Just booted my AMD64 system with the install CD from the link above > and got into sysinstall no problem, booted the kernel (with ACPI) and > could see all hardware being detected nicely. > > I remember when I first had the system that I had to flash the BIOS as > the USB 2.0 stuff was causing issues with both Windows and Linux, > maybe it's worth updating the BIOS, outside of that I don't really > know what to suggest and will have to leave it for somebody with more > FreeBSD experience to answer. > > -- > Paul Thank's a lot. I precise that I've tried with ACPI disabled, just in case. I don't know how the installer decides that no kernel can be loaded, but I suppose that some hardware is not supported.