From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 19 22:00:03 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 413E11065674 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:00:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f48.google.com (mail-bw0-f48.google.com [209.85.214.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0F3C8FC16 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:00:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so2333343bwz.7 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:00:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:reply-to :in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=sZ8rnTOyw/gnka5q3wFFlgwWb72sofsb411rng72s+I=; b=qMDRLvfz4VjJs8ffj/VtMR/KIq3uR3mW3zFFx/hh31EZR3I/ar2zRBwOCOMORMoqgg bhQzvptxWA4WVeVL+0b5a36tzdSqQjseOQHTw4J0oZUBOjI/KUvzfPZxayqGsSjQlT3J O2az0juwAL0cWTyipnmEr9A5+d9my5IyxfX3g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=kdStBF/OlYa9G7Q7O5hrgVPmuLTaBt1nHMcvAd2QZOZGTnr5v9SXeHqtOLx8eOkQwb Xiz3sRW9JWCV8cl3/QXbEZWeisONOVN98dZLse8Zbtsr1+Zo+vw4ktnAATEbhuZ8h6uN 2g0CN+li252kaPFvPY8WvE5Efo4AfQJ3EQy6Q= Received: by 10.204.46.134 with SMTP id j6mr2871485bkf.112.1292794289211; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:31:29 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.52.19 with HTTP; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:30:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20101219205523.c2de9906.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20101219205523.c2de9906.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> From: Chris Rees Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:30:59 +0000 Message-ID: To: Torfinn Ingolfsen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 CD wont boot properly on this machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:00:03 -0000 On 19 December 2010 19:55, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to install FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 / amd64 on this[1] machine. > The machine doesn't have a CD drive built-in, so I am using a Plextor > PX-608CU external DVD writer which connects via usb as the CD drive to > install from. I use the FreeBSD-7.4-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso, which is burne= d > to a CD. > After powering on the machine, I press F8, get a nice little bootmenu, > select the Plextor drive, and off we go. The kernel boots, and > everything is great. > But, after detecting the hard drive (ad4, ok it's really a SSD) and the > cd drive, it just spits out messages like these: > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 60 seconds for xpt_config > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 120 seconds for xpt_confi= g > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 180 seconds for xpt_confi= g > run_interrupt_driven_hooks: still waiting after 240 seconds for xpt_confi= g > > and after spitting out one more message =A0(the one for 300 seconds), it = just > sits there. Booting with verbose doesn't give men any more messages relat= ed > to this. I've tried the -bootonly CD too - it has the same problem. > Yes, the sha256 checksums on the files verifies a-ok, the CD's can be mou= nted > =A0in FreeBSD, etc. > I even mad a usb memory stick image of the -disc1 and booted the machine = from that, > and it has the same problem (the run_interrupt... messages). > > Kicker: the machine boots nicely from a FreeBSD 8.1-release (amd64) CD. > Also tried with a OpenBSD 4.8 (amd64) install CD, yep - it also boots nic= ely. > > So, any hints on how to get FreeBSD 7.4-BETA1 onto this machine? > > References: > 1) http://sites.google.com/site/tingox/asus_v7-p7h55e > -- > Regards, > Torfinn Ingolfsen Did you try installing using a different computer onto that hard drive? Is the hardware supported by 7.x (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.3R/hardware.html for pointers) Is there a reason you want 7.4 rather than 8.1? Chris