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Date:      Wed, 20 Mar 1996 07:28:35 -0700 (MST)
From:      Stephen Fisher <lithium@cia-g.com>
To:        Russ Pagenkopf <russ@ism.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: help with new motherboard
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.91.960320072730.23866B-100000@gallup.cia-g.com>
In-Reply-To: <v01530500ad73f2ecaecd@[205.199.12.49]>

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I had this problem with my new server,

When it says boot: type -c and let it load the kernel off of the boot 
disk, then type "visual" and go through and disable everything you don't 
need.. and it should get by fine.  Make sure you don't disable the system 
console driver though =)

On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, Russ Pagenkopf wrote:

> Feedback please, I'm getting desperate.
> 
...
> 
> The problem:
> 
> Using either the boot.flp or the atapi.flp disk the install will go through
> uncompressing the kernel, go to bold white with CPU:, start probing and
> gets to (I think, the bloody thing goes too fast to keep up) probing the
> ISA bus, resets and locks up (clears the screen and freezes, puts the
> monitor in energy-saving mode, only a power off/on or reset will bring it
> back).
> 
> In desperation I've pulled the Buslogic Card, the 3Com, the CD-ROM, it's
> down to just the floppy and no joy, same thing everytime. Am I screwed?
> 
> TIA
> rus
> 
> ps. no conflicts that I can find, besides pulling stuff should eliminate
> that, and yes it all works fine in DOS :-(
> 
> 
> Russ Pagenkopf (russ@ism.net)
> 
> 



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