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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64
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Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote:
> Crispy Beef wrote:
> 
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Have you tried it with ACPI enabled?  I think it's option 2 on the 
>> menu. You'll be needing that enabled for the system anyway.
>>
> Do you talk about the BIOS menu? because I have no menu in the installer 
> (if fact I think I'm not in the installer but in a mini-shell for 
> loading a kernel)
> 

When the install CD boots, you normally get presented with a menu (same on an 
installed FreeBSD system) which allows you to choose to boot the system with; 
1) ACPI Disabled 2) ACPI Enabled...a safe mode etc. etc.  If you are not 
getting to that then it sound like you might be at the loader console.