Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:32:39 -0800 (PST) From: Dan Strick <strick@covad.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: dan@mist.nodomain Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.x-RELEASE on the intel 875 or 865-series chipsets Message-ID: <200312122332.hBCNWdgr000423@mist.nodomain>
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The author of the following email apparently had difficulty sending this to freebsd-questions, so I am forwarding it to the mailing list without comment. DRS > From CMcMahon@loronix.com Fri Dec 12 14:11:27 2003 > From: "McMahon, Chris" <CMcMahon@loronix.com> > To: ... > Subject: FreeBSD 4.8 will not boot on 865 motherboard in any mode! > Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:36:42 -0700 > > Hello... > I'm afraid my mail to the BSD board bounces-feel free to re-send > this... > I have just discovered that FreeBSD 4.8 does not boot 865 > motherboards in either "Enhanced" or "Legacy" mode. But I know from > experience that FreeBSD 4.9 and 5.1 both handle the 865 though, in either > mode-the problem is in the ata driver, and has been cropping up for some > time, although I haven't found a root cause. > As a workaround, I'm using a 4.9 kernel in a 4.8 installation. It's > ugly, but it'll get me through the night... > -Chris
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