From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 18 18:45:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D28771065673 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:45:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from asmtp2.iomartmail.com (asmtp2.iomartmail.com [62.128.201.249]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 651C08FC17 for ; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:45:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asmtp2.iomartmail.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asmtp2.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9IIj54O021244; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:45:06 +0100 Received: from orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (80-45-152-196.static.dsl.as9105.com [80.45.152.196]) (authenticated bits=0) by asmtp2.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o9IIj5lm021239; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:45:05 +0100 Received: by orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3399233C1F; Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:45:05 +0100 (BST) Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:45:05 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Mike Overton Message-ID: <20101018184505.GA157@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <4CB719ED.70602@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4CB719ED.70602@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1 amd64 X-Organisation: 'shute.org.uk' Cc: Richard Ehrlich , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem Installing freeBSD 8.1 on Dell Poweredge T110 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:45:08 -0000 On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 09:55:41AM -0500, Mike Overton wrote: > > (New Dell Poweredge T110, X3430 Xeon, 4GB 1333MHz ). Machine replaces > operating freeBSD 8.1 Dell 686 machine with active Internet connection. > > When trying to load freeBSD 8.1 from a boot only i386 ISO disc, which > installed with no problems on Dell 686 Pentium machine, new machine is > not accepting network configuration loaded via Sysinstall and cannot > find freeBSD download site. > > Dell Support refused help, stating "we do not support freeBSD". > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Mike One thing that strikes me is that you're using the i386 ISO when your processor is almost certainly 64 bit. If you want to address all your memory, then you should use the amd64 ISO. As to your problem configuring your network, you have to look at the handbook and give us more information as to what you have done. But as Adam says you should do a full install with disc 1 if you're having problems doing a net install. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html