From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 15 15:03:24 2004 Return-Path: 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 8FFE116A4CE for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:03:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cmailm4.svr.pol.co.uk (cmailm4.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.193.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD3F043D49 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:03:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk) Received: from modem-3479.kawau.dialup.pol.co.uk ([81.78.157.151]) by cmailm4.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1BwMXY-0000k2-Cj; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:03:20 +0100 Message-ID: <411F7B31.2050507@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:03:13 +0100 From: Robin Becker User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (Windows/20040803) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Barbish3@adelphia.net References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dell 8400 install prob X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:03:24 -0000 JJB wrote: > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > >>I am trying to install freebsd 4.9 on my new dell 8400. >> ....... > > I believe 4.9 can not use a sata drive as target to install on. 4.9 > is the old stable release 4.10 is the new stable release. Turn off > pnp support and ms/windows support in your pc bios. Your pc is newer > than what FreeBSD has added support for. Try installing to a > standard ATA HD. > > Sigh! I tried with 4.10 as well and that also fails. Sadly I don't have a spare IDE / drive lying about. I guess I'll have to wait on freebsd or install one of the more advanced Linux OSes -- Robin Becker