From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Oct 23 16:09:58 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA18657 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 16:09:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from binky.capnet.state.tx.us (binky.capnet.state.tx.us [141.198.136.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA18650 for ; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 16:09:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [161.137.22.1] by binky.capnet.state.tx.us; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/13Nov95-1025PM) id AA00522; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:14:06 -0500 To: jbrann@BRANN.ORG Cc: freebsd-questions@FREEBSD.ORG From: "unix bsd_list" Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 18:12:03 -6 Subject: Re: Lockup on boot disk - Reply X-Gateway: iGate, (WP Office) vers 2.09c - 1206 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <9610231829.426e6405.TDA@tdoa.capnet.state.tx.us> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-questions@FREEBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The name on the motherboard manual is "Pi8g" copyright 1994. It has a PCI bus, fairly configurable CMOS. Came in a CY Industries machine. I can provide more detail as needed. Thanks for the response, I will give your suggestion a try. jp ______________________________REPLY SEPARATOR____________________________ From: John Brann (jbrann) To: BSD_LIST@tdoa.capnet.state.tx.us Date: Wednesday, October 23, 1996 11:03 pm Subject: Re: Lockup on boot disk unix bsd_list wrote... > RE: 2.1.5-RELEASE > > Trying to install to a clone P60 with 32 Meg ram, intel ether express, adaptec 2940, STB > SVGA, from boot floppy. Have tried to remove or replace just about everything; disabled just > about everything in CMOS and BSD config. > > Result is always the same: locks up right after posting the (real and available) memory on > the screen. I can install just fine to a GW 2000 with same hardware, but that's not the > machine I want to use. > > Comments/suggestions? > > TIA > > jp > How old is tha machine? I know there have been some changes in the way that PCI probing happens which are in the 2.2 SNAPS. This enabled me to boot on machines which locked up at this point with 2.1.5. Download a 2.2-SNAP boot floppy and see if that helps... John -- Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens. finger jbrann@panix.com for pgp public key CC: freebsd-questions@FREEBSD.ORG