From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 8 17:18:01 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6625216A454 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:18:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail5.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60FE243D6D for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:17:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 1589994 for multiple; Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:19:55 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jA8HHglm027498; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:17:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: "ke.han" Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:17:31 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.2 References: <4370AC6A.1010804@redstarling.com> <200511081029.41520.jhb@freebsd.org> <4370D7C0.8060109@redstarling.com> In-Reply-To: <4370D7C0.8060109@redstarling.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511081217.32606.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install problems for freeBSD 6 on tyan i7520 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:18:01 -0000 On Tuesday 08 November 2005 11:52 am, ke.han wrote: > John Baldwin wrote: > > On Tuesday 08 November 2005 08:47 am, ke.han wrote: > > > > > > lsdev in the loader uses the BIOS. The kernel is not able to use the > > BIOS to talk to drives. Can you hook up a serial console and capture > > verbose boot messages? We need some more details such as what kind of > > ATA controller you are trying to use. > > The tyan i7520 specs are at: > http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderi7520_spec.html > > I would love to capture more info and send it in. Sounds like I need a > serial cable? Any specific pin arrangement? Is there a howto on this? > I have a working laptop with freeBSD 6. Do I just connect the laptop to > the server some way? Just a null modem cable would work fine. There's info in the handbook at www.freebsd.org on how to setup a serial console. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org