From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 5 07:32:43 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3254106564A; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 07:32:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from k0802647@telus.net) Received: from defout.telus.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54F368FC1D; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 07:32:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from k0802647@telus.net) Received: from priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net ([204.209.205.55]) by priv-edmwes33.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20081005073242.MHJR15854.priv-edmwes33.telusplanet.net@priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net>; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 01:32:42 -0600 Received: from oliver.bc.lan (d75-157-28-2.bchsia.telus.net [75.157.28.2]) by priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net (BorderWare Security Platform) with ESMTP id 7AA204253C340B80; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 01:32:41 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [10.111.111.112] (unknown [10.111.111.112]) by oliver.bc.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4786461E0; Sun, 5 Oct 2008 00:32:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48E86D98.1080801@telus.net> Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:32:40 -0700 From: Carl User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <48E5C290.3000208@telus.net> <20081003083756.GA23663@icarus.home.lan> <20081003084003.GC23663@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20081003084003.GC23663@icarus.home.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jeremy Chadwick Subject: Re: Intel S3210SHLC motherboard and FreeBSD 7.0 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: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:32:43 -0000 Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 01:37:56AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> 2) BIOS: Thermal monitoring > > I should be more precise: I'm referring to things like fan speed > auto-slowdown or PWM. These boards often offer numerous methods of > throttling fans and other features. I *did* make some BIOS setting changes within the time frame of the unexpected reset-equals-power-cycle events, but I didn't notice whether there was a correlation. As regards getting USB flash thumb drives to boot, a new thumb drive, lots of reading and experimenting with obscure applications, and I've successfully got Damn Small Linux to boot with the aid of UNetbootin. FreeBSD 7.0 still won't boot, but I appear to have stumbled over a UNetbootin bug that FreeBSD probably can't be blamed for: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unetbootin/+bug/272219 That unfortunately leaves me still wondering whether the motherboard and/or that SATA DVD drive are compatible with FreeBSD 7.0 or not. Can anyone point me to instructions on how to create a FreeBSD 7.0 install USB thumb drive without the aid of UNetbootin? I've found bits and pieces on the 'net, but nothing complete. Surprising, actually, when you think about it. No one else out there with experience combining the Intel S3210SHLC motherboard and FreeBSD? Carl / K0802647