Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:14:08 -0800 From: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> To: "James R. Van Artsalen" <james@jrv.org> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD 5.3 installation problems on EM64T Message-ID: <I7YOFU02.0WQ@hadar.amcc.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: James R. Van Artsalen [mailto:james@jrv.org] > Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:52 PM > To: Vinod Kashyap > Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3 installation problems on EM64T > = > = > How much memory do you have? Are those ATAPI CD drives? > = I had 6 GB all along, and was just trying 2 GB. Well, the installation went through!! I am surprised that the error resulting out of more memory in the system looks as bizarre as: "The disc in your drive looks more like an Audio disc than a = FreeBSD release." Thanks for the help! ACPI still doesn't work though. And yes, both are ATAPI/IDE CDROM drives. > The firmware that shipped with the twa/9xxx board I bought ~ = > 2weeks ago = > would hang under load after a few hours. The firmware = > version below has = > been running under load, with 4GB, for about a week: > = What versions of the driver/firmware were you using? You might want to contact 3ware support if you have problems. > --- Nov 26 23:17:32 kernel: twa0: 12 ports, Firmware FE9X = > 2.02.00.012, = > BIOS BE9X 2.02.01.037 > = These are the versions I am using... > Vinod Kashyap wrote: > = > >I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 for amd64/EM64T on a > >3ware 9xxx controller, plugged into a Supermicro X6DH8-G > >motherboard with a single Intel Nocona 800 MHz processor > >(with EM64T support). > > > >Once I boot off the CD (with ACPI disabled -- the system hangs > >if ACPI is enabled), sysinstall runs fine (the 3ware controller > >and all its connected devices are detected, and I can do fdisk > >and disklabel; the CD drive is detected too), until it's = > time to start > >copying files from the CD. After the initial "Starting an emergency > >holographic shell" message, I see the following error: > >"The disc in your drive looks more like an Audio disc than a = > FreeBSD release." > > > >I have created the installation CD just like I created all = > my previous > >ones that worked (downloading the ISO from ftp.freebsd.org and then > >burning it using Nero). The md5 of the ISO image checks ok. I tried > >burning the CD on 2 different machines, with the same = > result. I tried > >using 2 different CD drives (TSST CDW/DVD TS-H492A/TB02, > >Sony CD-ROM CDU4821/S0.Q) and it made no difference. > > > >On Alt-F2, I see the following: > >DEBUG: Notify: Copying the boot floppy to /stand on root filesystem > >/mnt/stand > >/mnt/stand/etc > >... > >... > >... > >/mnt/etc/services > >/mnt/etc/group > >23 blocks > >DEBUG: Generating /etc/fstab file > > > >Does anyone know what's going on here? > > > > > >Thanks, > > > >Vinod. > > = > > > = > = >
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