Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:31:41 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org>, rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: k6-2/400 and 2.2x Message-ID: <19990412093141.T2142@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411104241.270F-100000@greeves.mfn.org>; from Missouri FreeNet Administration on Sun, Apr 11, 1999 at 10:48:34AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990410204149.29981B-100000@dsinw.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411104241.270F-100000@greeves.mfn.org>
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On Sunday, 11 April 1999 at 10:48:34 -0500, Missouri FreeNet Administration wrote: >>> Is there any known incompatability with this processor and 2.2.5R? I am >>> having problems on this platform, on more than one machine. >> >> Nope... whats your problem? > > We just purchased an Asus P5AB motherboard and K6-2/400 for a new FBSD > server. We can boot and install from the CD, *but*, we are unable to boot > FBSD from either floppy or hard drive. One read and the machine freezes. > Why on earth I should be able to read and run from CD nad not from > magnetic media is beyond me, but... It's not that simple. > Even thought the problem is the same on both floppies and hard drives, > I've tried altering the hard drive mode just for the hell of it: no > effect. LBA/Normal/Large/Auto all give the same response. I've tried > turning off UDMA, block reads, etc., all to no effect. This machine > passes all diagnostics, and loads/runs RHL5.2, and Win NT4.0/SP4 without > any errors or problems of any kind (including the loading of the boot > sector from floppies). What kind of disks and controller are you using? What chipset? Does it freeze, or does it hang? For example, can you still toggle the NumLock light on the keyboard? What bus speed are you using? Does it still occur if you go back to a 66 MHz bus speed? I suppose it's possible that there is an incompatibility with 2.2.5R, just that we haven't seen it, and it's unlikely to be directly related to the processor. But it would still make sense to install FreeBSD-3.1, since you're not going to get much help following a real bug in 2.2.5. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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