From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 24 19:37:32 2006 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 31BF116A420 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:37:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikolas.britton@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.197]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A359B43D48 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:37:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nikolas.britton@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s15so279713wxc for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:37:30 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=bsNVp99j4d8HclTGIpBwH57Y+MW+66F35Zf53+n/yuqfXg3ZF/oF0zEq59gDAlxSoN0o3cf/WMBkzVswtcdyUb470oQrkLjwl5DRbkppeFlOTtOGhA04q5gIwyQM/fuuuxyXWsSMoWhOvHVs/CoDrz+s5ySSLWMiKrm6yx5NO3k= Received: by 10.70.29.14 with SMTP id c14mr2025125wxc; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:37:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.65.9 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:37:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:37:30 -0600 From: "Nikolas Britton" To: "Alex Zbyslaw" In-Reply-To: <43FEE0C1.5080102@dial.pipex.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <43FD9A34.7030401@dial.pipex.com> <43FE9691.1050502@carolina.rr.com> <43FEE0C1.5080102@dial.pipex.com> Cc: Alex Mayfield , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE 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, 24 Feb 2006 19:37:32 -0000 On 2/24/06, Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Alex Mayfield wrote: > > > I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the > > exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, > > though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything > > else I can try? > > If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. > In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - > anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure > plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one > here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the > freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also > check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. > Your mainboard has two primary models and also goes by other names: 755FXK8AA-8EKRS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-8EKRS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboar= d=3D755FXK8AA-8EKRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-8EKRS 755FXK8AA-ERS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-6ELRS, a.k.a K8S755FXA-ERS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboar= d=3D755FXK8AA-ERS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-6ELRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20= known%20as%20K8S755FXA-ERS Flash the BIOS with the newest version and try FreeBSD. Next, Use "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" and try FreeBSD. If those don't work change these settings and try again: Advanced BIOS Features Menu: Gate A20 Option =3D Normal APIC Mode =3D Disabled MPS Version Control For OS =3D Try a Diffrent Setting Video BIOS Shadow =3D Disabled SIS OnChip PCI Device Menu: SIS USB Controller =3D Disabled SIS AC97 Audio =3D Disabled SIS S/W Modem =3D Disabled SIS Serial ATA Controller =3D Disabled Onboard SuperIO Device Menu: Lan Controller =3D Disabled Onboard FDC Controller =3D Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1/2 =3D Disabled Onboard Parallel Port =3D Disabled Power Management Setup Menu: ACPI function =3D Disabled PnP/PCI Configurations Menu: Reset Configuration Data =3D Enabled ----------------------- Your best bets are: APIC Mode =3D Disabled ACPI function =3D Disabled And Disable all the Hardware listed above You should be booting FreeBSD with verbose output too -- BSD Podcasts @ http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/