From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 6 09:12:56 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 3F76F16A420 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 09:12:56 +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 B5BA243D62 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 09:12:48 +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 484341C00097 for ; Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:12:47 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <43BE34DE.9000200@atosorigin.com> Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:14:06 +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> <43BD46BB.9080406@atosorigin.com> <43BD4B3A.7010702@ntlworld.com> <43BD5689.5030905@atosorigin.com> <43BD5798.6030309@ntlworld.com> <43BD58FC.1010009@atosorigin.com> <43BD611A.5010101@ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <43BD611A.5010101@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: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:12:56 -0000 Crispy Beef wrote: > >>> 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 >> >> >> >>> . >> >> >> >> Ok, I think so, >> but it seems I can't load anything! > > > > Try typing 'autoload' and then hitting return to see what that does, > it should start to load a kernel. Tried this yesterday an get a message such "cannot find kernel" Get the meny by typing "beastie-start"=> each entry fails. I 'll try with NetBSD this evening... if it fails go back to slack