Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:36:54 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> To: Kimmo Alm <kimmoa@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Annoying FreeBSD > 4.11 ASUS PSCH-SR/SATA mobo incompability Message-ID: <448E6B16.70607@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <op.ta17n1tr8f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se>
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Kimmo Alm wrote: > Hey, > > My ASUS PSCH-SR/SATA won't work in FreeBSD versions over 4.x. I have > tested 5.x, 6.x and even a current 7.x one. > > CD: "bootonly". > Problem: Loads kernel, and then basically freezes, overwriting > characters on the screen (at the boot menu with the options). > > Among the zillions of things I've tested to solve this problem include: > Testing another videocard (PCI -- not on-board), testing without the > S-ATA enabled, updated BIOS to the latest version (hardware made in 2004 > and last BIOS update in late 2005), changing a ton of settings in the > BIOS, installing the OS on another box and moving the HDD... Nothing works. > Have you tried installing 4.11 and upgrading via source to 5.4 (see http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.4R/migration-guide.html)? I ran into cases a bit like this with some Tyan mobos and Promise RAID cards, (however I normally saw the freeze as the kernel was loading, rather than afterwards). They would boot fine from disk after 5.x was installed. Cheers Markhome | help
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