Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:21:09 -0500 (EST) From: "Nick" <sundog2000@excite.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Error installing 5.3-release before sysinstall Message-ID: <20050223212109.20F3E1973CF@xprdmailfe3.nwk.excite.com>
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I just realized that I broke the thread. For continuity's sake, here is my
post, again:
>>If I choose too boot without ACPI, then that
>>particular warning is removed.
> OK, so can't you just do this? Many older
> systems do not support ACPI<br>properly (i.e. they only support it to the
> level required to run windows), so you just need to disable it to run FreeBSD
> on them.
When I said "that particular warning is removed" I meant that the ACPI warning
is removed; the other errors are still there and it still does not continue
on into the configuration/installation menus.
So it continues and prompts me that the computer will be automatically rebooted.
nick
--- On Tue 02/22, Kris Kennaway < kris@obsecurity.org > wrote:
From: Kris Kennaway [mailto: kris@obsecurity.org]
To: sundog2000@excite.com
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:46:55 -0800
Subject: Re: Error installing 5.3-release before sysinstall
On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 04:37:15PM -0500, Nick wrote:<br>> <br>> I am attempting
to upgrade my system from 4.9 to 5.3-RELEASE. I removed my<br>> 4.9 partition
using /stand/sysinstall. Next, I booted from the mininstall CD, <br>> and a
menu with the beastie and seven boot options is presented. When I <br>> attempt
any of the boot options, it gives errors and warns me of an "Automatic <br>>
reboot in 15 seconds". <br>> <br>> The lines leading up to this warning
are:<br>> ***<br>> ep0: eeprom failed ot come ready.<br>> ep0: ep_alloc()
failed! (6)<br>> panic: resource_list_release: resource entry is not busy<br>>
Uptime: 1s<br>> Shutting down ACPI<br>> ****<br>> <br>> If I choose too boot
without ACPI, then that particular warning is removed. <br><br>OK, so can't you
just do this? Many older systems do not support ACPI<br>properly (i.e. they
only support it to the level required to run<br>windows), so you just need to
disable it to run FreeBSD on them.<br><br>Kris<br>Attachment: Attachment
(0.19KB)<br>
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