Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:18:48 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> To: Giuseppe Pagnoni <gpagnoni@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LG combo drive and Attansic Technology ethernet card on Asus P5Q Pro Message-ID: <20081002231848.GA13467@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <92056ebc0810020932w680c593er585dd865ef8af538@mail.gmail.com> References: <92056ebc0810020932w680c593er585dd865ef8af538@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 06:32:20PM +0200, Giuseppe Pagnoni wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD 7.0 on a new i386 machine with no OS > installed yet. I start the install process with the 1st CD of the > distribution, and I go through the partition phase with no problem. > However, when I get to the point where I select the installation media > (CD/DVD) it says that it cannot find the CD/DVD. > > I read on the FAQ list on the FreeBSD site that this can happen when > the drive is configured as a slave with no master. So I opened up the > box, and I saw that the drive has its own ATAPI/IDE cable/slot on the > motherboard and the jumpers on the drive are set as MASTER. > > The drive is a new LG combo drive, I believe GH22LP20 or something close to it. > > I also tried to install Ubuntu and it works fine (but I really would > like to have FreeBSD!). The only thing I can think of is that the P5Q boards use a Marvell ATA/IDE controller (yes, you read that correctly). I wonder if FreeBSD somehow lacks support for this... What confuses me is that you can boot the CD media, and FreeBSD will load kernel modules and a copy of the mini filesystem into memory off the CD, yet it can't actually find the CD come installation time. > On an unrelated topic, does anybody know whether the network card > Attansic Technology on Asus P5Q Pro motherboard is compatible with > FreeBSD? Asus was somewhat vague as to what model of Attansic/Atheros IC they used on the P5Q series. I have one of these boards, so I can assure you it's an Attansic L1E. It's sometimes referred to as an Atheros AR8121, AR8113, or AR8114. FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE has support for this NIC; age(4) is the driver. 7.0 will very likely not support this NIC. Please download the 7.1-PRERELEASE ISO from here, and try installing using it instead. ftp://ftp4.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/200809/ If finding the CD/DVD media still does not work, let us know and I will try to reproduce the problem on my P5Q SE. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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