From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 00:29:40 2004 Return-Path: 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 DD6F016A4CE for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:29:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.richardflanagan.com.au (gateway.richardflanagan.com.au [203.149.71.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5672243D39 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:29:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akozak@richardflanagan.com.au) Received: from akozak (akozak.richardflanagan.com.au [192.168.0.21]) by mail.richardflanagan.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id 56913218C12 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 18:30:48 +1000 (EST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <3FFD1697.000003.01336@AKOZAK> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 18:36:39 +1000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (2501324) From: "Andrew Kozak" To: "FreeBSD Questions" X-FID: PLAINTXT-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 Subject: contogmalloc1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 08:29:41 -0000 Hi All Having big problems installing FreeBSD 4.9 or 5.1. Every time I try to boot, I get the error panic: contigmalloc1: size must be 0 I have googled extensively with no success, seems a few people have had this problem, but I cannot find wether it has been resolved or not. It seems the machine I have just purchased has the Ali chipset, which it seems causes the problem. I have been able to install 4.7, but with limited success, big problems with XFree86 accepting the drivers, wierd screen reolutions, and programs like irssi behave strangely (title bars shifting, distorted screen etc), I am defintly using the correct drivers as well, followed the handbook closely as I could. With 4.9 FreeBSD installs and crashes after the reboot, 5.1 does not even get this far, it stalls on bootup. I have disabled power management as well - no difference. Can anyone help, or does anyone know if a solution has been found and posted I use 4.9 on my trusty old P2, and like it very much. I am hoping I can install it on my new box to use at home and would like to have a look at 5.1 I apreciate all help. Please reply to this address as I am not on the list. Thanks Andy