From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 1 00:52:32 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 DE92A16A420 for ; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:52:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alexmayfield@carolina.rr.com) Received: from ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-lbl.southeast.rr.com [24.25.9.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5ACE243D46 for ; Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:52:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alexmayfield@carolina.rr.com) Received: from [70.60.99.214] (rrcs-70-60-99-214.midsouth.biz.rr.com [70.60.99.214]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k210qOHM021989; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:52:25 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <4404F053.6060107@carolina.rr.com> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:52:35 -0500 From: Alex Mayfield User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nikolas Britton References: <43FD9A34.7030401@dial.pipex.com> <43FE9691.1050502@carolina.rr.com> <43FEE0C1.5080102@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Alex Zbyslaw Subject: Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE 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: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:52:33 -0000 Nikolas Britton wrote: > On 2/24/06, Alex Zbyslaw wrote: >> Alex Mayfield wrote: >> >>> I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the >>> exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, >>> though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything >>> else I can try? >> If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. >> In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - >> anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure >> plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one >> here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the >> freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also >> check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. >> > > Your mainboard has two primary models and also goes by other names: > 755FXK8AA-8EKRS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-8EKRS > http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-8EKRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-8EKRS > > 755FXK8AA-ERS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-6ELRS, a.k.a K8S755FXA-ERS > http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-ERS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-6ELRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-ERS > > Flash the BIOS with the newest version and try FreeBSD. > I had the latest version. However... > Next, Use "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" and try FreeBSD. > This worked. It booted fine, I got FreeBSD set up, X set up, some programs set up and sound working after going back into the BIOS and turning sound and USB and other vital stuff back on. I'm only running into a few problems, such as my BIOS complaining every time I run the bootloader about the MBR changing, and the fact that I have to use ESC instead of ALT to change windows in irssi. But nothing I can't figure out on my own. Thank you all for your help. -Alex