From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 13 12:58:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB2CC16A417 for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:58:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from piratepockets@adam.com.au) Received: from smtp1.mail.adnap.net.au (smtp1.mail.adnap.net.au [203.6.132.75]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A718913C45D for ; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:58:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from piratepockets@adam.com.au) Received: from 219-90-201-134.static.adam.com.au ([219.90.201.134] helo=[172.20.4.1]) by smtp1.mail.adnap.net.au with esmtp (Exim 4.63 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1IVoHS-000Cho-GR for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:28:50 +0930 Message-ID: <46E9339C.7090806@adam.com.au> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:27:00 +0930 From: Pete User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <46E92139.1030508@adam.com.au> <46E92E42.7080208@steelerubber.com> In-Reply-To: <46E92E42.7080208@steelerubber.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.x and HP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:58:52 -0000 Thanks for the quick response Walter. Previously, I have tried with CentOS 5.0 as a 64-bit install, and I have managed to get that installed fine. I have a few machines in production running with that configuration. As for RAM, in this case, it was with only 2 gig in a 2x1024MB DIMM kit. I'm not sure as to the status of EIST however, I beleive it is enabled. I will check this out tomorrow when I have a chance as the machines themselves aren't at my home. I'll also give 7.0 a whirl and see what the outcome of that is. Cheers again for the response. Walter Vaughan wrote: > Pete wrote: >> Hey there, >> >> I've been having a rather unusual, but very annoying issue with HP >> DL140 G3 Servers and FreeBSD. I thought I might give the mailing list >> a try to see what I can find and whether anyone else has had similar >> issues. When trying to install FreeBSD 6.x AMD64, as these boxes look >> to have the Woodcrest core Xeon CPUs (5100-series), which support >> EMT64T, I have encountered the following issues. >> >> When using FreeBSD 6.1, I can't even get as far as sysinstall. The >> server tends to hang when initializing the drives just before it >> enters into the usual setup utility. When using FreeBSD 6.2, I can >> get into sysinstall, however, I get as far as configuring the slices >> and starting the install. After this has been done it begins >> extracting the data into the root directory, the machine then hangs. >> I don't believe it to be a hardware fault within a single machine as >> I have tried with a total of 3 of these machines with the same >> configuration. >> >> My original thoughts were with the LSI RAID controller I have in the >> machine. However, If I use the i386 FreeBSD 6.2 CD to install, the >> installation completes fine, the server reboots and comes up >> normally. No issues with drives, etc. > > So you are trying to install FreeBSD-AMD64? Hum. FreeBSD was first OS > to support the AMD64 AFAIK. This has been working for a long time. > > Does your bios have a setting to enable/disable 64 bit mode? > > Did you check this setting in your bios? > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-amd64/2006-July/008613.html > > > You don't want 4 gigs of memory it that is what you have. Pull out a > stick or add a stick. Download/burn/Pop in a Ubuntu AMD64 CD. See if > that comes up fine. If that works, try a snapshot release of > "current", but I don't think there is magic in 7.0 that 6.2 does not > possess in this case. > > Its going to be something simple. >