From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 9 18:47:54 2005 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 3830216A41F for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:47:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from listbunny@metalbunny.net) Received: from pd3mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E21D943D6B for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:47:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from listbunny@metalbunny.net) Received: from pd2mr4so.prod.shaw.ca (pd2mr4so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.107]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IR800EE6UVEAR30@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:47:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml7so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.151]) by pd2mr4so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IR800L6WUVEQAM0@pd2mr4so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:47:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from BUNNY.mail2.metalbunny.net ([24.66.0.125]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IR800KX3UVEVB20@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:47:38 -0700 (MST) Received: from bunny.metalbunny.net ([127.0.0.1]) by mail2.metalbunny.net with MailEnable ESMTP; Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:47:39 -0700 Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:47:36 -0700 From: Rene Brehmer To: FreeBSD Questions Message-id: <7.0.0.10.0.20051209114401.04251028@metalbunny.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.0.0.10 (Beta) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Subject: Error "Can't load kernel" on install boot-up 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, 09 Dec 2005 18:47:54 -0000 Hi gang, I'm new here. I tried searching the archives, and although I found a post with the same subjec, I didn't find any answers. Also posted this in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. I downloaded the latest i386 ISOs from the freebsd.org FTP, and burned them onto CD-RWs (I used RWs cuz I want to be sure they work before burning them permanently) using Nero 6 on WinXP Pro (10x disk-at-once). When booting from the CD, the bootloader loads up, then has that twirling line character, and then it stops with "can't load kernel", and a prompt that simply says "OK". I've tried a few times both with the CD1 image and the Install image, but both dies at the same place. There's a whole bunch of .ko files in the /kernel folder, so I assume the kernel is actually there. It may be a hardware issue, only I dunno what as I found 99% of all my hardware on the currently supported list. Machine is Asus A7N8X mobo rev. 2.0, latest BIOS, Athlon XP 2600+, 1 GB dual-channel DDR400 HyperX RAM, 160 GB WD Caviar SE 8 MB ATA/100 hdd, 40 GB IBM Deskstar 60GXP ATA/100 hdd, Iwill/Advansys Ultra-SCSI-2 controller + Plextor UltraPlex 40tsi & Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32tsi CD drives, Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro 256 MB AGPx8 graphics on DVI to Viewsonic VX715, SoundBlaster Audigy2 sound, 550 W Antec TruePower PSU. The nforce2 chipset is supposed to be supported, and the rest is old enough that I'd assume it to be supported by now (or atleast not cause a problem since it's all PCI devices). Any help would be appreciated. Unfortunately I don't have access to any *nix system atm, so I have to use Windows to make the discs... My only *nix-perience is with Linux, and FreeBSD seems to do load a little differently. TIA Rene -- Rene Brehmer aka Metalbunny We have nothing to fear from free speech and free information on the Internet but pop-up advertising! http://metalbunny.net/ References, tools, and other useful stuff... Check out the new Metalbunny forums at http://forums.metalbunny.net/