Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:01:01 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org>, Jonathan Walther <krooger@debian.org> Cc: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: k6-2/400 and 2.2x Message-ID: <19990412110101.D2142@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411194327.440A-100000@pub2.mfn.org>; from Missouri FreeNet Administration on Sun, Apr 11, 1999 at 07:44:19PM -0500 References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990411173819.3472A-100000@localhost> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411194327.440A-100000@pub2.mfn.org>
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On Sunday, 11 April 1999 at 19:44:19 -0500, Missouri FreeNet Administration wrote: > On Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:39:20 -0700 (PDT), Jonathan Walther <krooger@debian.org> wrote: >> On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: >>> 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. >> >> maybe you need Jesus Monroy's "New *BSD floppy driver". > > I would consider this, *except*, I have the same problem on a preloaded > hard drive as well... > > <<<shrug>>> I don't think that Jonathan was completely serious. 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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