From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 14 9: 7:19 2003 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 91CA837B405 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:07:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.a1poweruser.com (oh-chardon6a-34.clvhoh.adelphia.net [68.169.105.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AF5D43F3F for ; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:07:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from barbish@a1poweruser.com) Received: from barbish (lanwin2 [10.0.10.6]) by smtp.a1poweruser.com (Postfix) with SMTP id C1DEB1EF; Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:15:39 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: From: "JoeB" To: "joseph grundy" , Subject: RE: problem with install Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:07:13 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <52A4A27E6D12FA42B419BC981FB06FDF030F8E@earthquake.rightsolve.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Since you have tried FBSD 4.3, 4.4, 4.7, & 5.0 I would say that the = problem is not an FBSD problem but a problem with the hard ware of the = box you are installing FBSD onto. From your description of what you = have done to fix the problem, I can see that you started to use the = "process of elimination method" to debug the problem. You need to = continue using this method.=20 First of all I have never heard of ever needing dummy cards to terminate = unused memory slots. Remove them. Also strip down your PC to bare bones. Remove SCSI control card from PC = PCI bus and unplug power supplies from all SCSI devices. Only have IDE = hard drive and IDE CDROM drive and install FBSD to see if it works. If = that works then you know you have problem with SCSI control card. If = SCSI control is old style ISA card you may have bio's irq assignment = problem.=20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG = [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of joseph grundy Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 12:56 AM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: problem with install I am having problems trying to install FreeBSD. I have installed in before on different machines, but now this is the = only one I have. I would like to have FreeBSD as my main OS on the = machine. When I put in the bootable cd and restart the computer, I get to the = boot section where it says Hit enter or wait 9 seconds to boot I hit enter and get the follow /boot/kernel/acpi.ko test=3D0x3985c data=3D0x1978+0xb2k = sysms=3D[0x4+0x6010+0x4+0x7994 ] then the line below it is spinning and stops and freezes. I have tried 4.2, 4.4, 4.7. and 5.0 releases all lock in the same place. = I have windows 2000 server on first 40 gigs of a 60 gig HD. Inside the machine are Intel 850 MV motherboard 2 256 sticks of rambus and 2 dummy cards to terminate unused memory = slots geforce 3 Audigy Plat Intel 10/100 pro NIC adaptec 2940 scsi card dvd player ( used for install ) cdrw scsi cd rom scsi secondary 60 gig HD Now I have tried with 3com nic instead, I have taken all cards out and = only had graphics, primary HD and cd rom. I also updated the BIOS of the Motherboard and I still get the same = freeze in the same spot. I don't know what might be the problem I have looked all over and tried = many things, I have been working on this install for 2 days now. Any idea's or help, I would be grateful Joseph **********PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION********** The information contained in this document is intended solely for use by = the persons or entities identified above. This electronically = transmitted document contains privileged and confidential information = including information which may be protected by the attorney-client = and/or work product privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, = be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the = contents of this transmission is prohibited. If you received this = transmission in error, please delete this message without making a copy. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message