From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 9 19:25:22 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 E2CF916A41F for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:25:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from smtp.owt.com (smtp.owt.com [204.118.6.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DB5C43D46 for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:25:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from topaz-out (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by smtp.owt.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jB9JP8x4032269; Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:25:09 -0800 From: Kent Stewart To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:25:19 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <7.0.0.10.0.20051209114401.04251028@metalbunny.net> In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.10.0.20051209114401.04251028@metalbunny.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200512091125.19988.kstewart@owt.com> Cc: Rene Brehmer Subject: Re: 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 19:25:23 -0000 On Friday 09 December 2005 10:47 am, Rene Brehmer wrote: > 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. > I always use Nero 6 on XP to burn my CDs. They always burn at 42x. They always work. So, Nero isn't a problem. What were you trying to install? It sounds like you downloaded something other than an I-386 iso and it wouldn't run in that mode. Kent > > TIA > > Rene -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html