From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 19:02:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84A571065670 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:02:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from redtick@sbcglobal.net) Received: from web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.199.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4E0D98FC0A for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:02:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from redtick@sbcglobal.net) Received: (qmail 89593 invoked by uid 60001); 23 Jun 2009 19:02:42 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sbcglobal.net; s=s1024; t=1245783762; bh=4D1CSMVnNtdEbMb9oGKKFBXWnfYPB0JDqQ4SqQFfJ7U=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=q2UYZGjvbjNIlwywQ04IC5Qjzj8hjT6GGKrVXemN9KdA3PTKO7VGX6HSVy0GlKiZh0UfJiOEdbm0RRcc0qyAYwGJXICew7tWlgy5Qj6PFDLMR2d97MVzRpme5s5gohizHSt4tMDJ2KFd8Hw91zv8H0+SKNDzENz+3BdBbLJaPmo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=K0VNnqDXQIAsYmj1pUGXTOxY8pFJmwz6s/9LGzNEBnWpKTOvYwLWmuI1VlSVMPmzZlrNUHNbucoSNDmooEklOPn6lBVc/bstiwsMQpb/gYekBlXzeJBjx15pGkX/wV845nOLcJ20WlBeazHwh/9EIvVaI2/xNz+XrOhsnXKh0gU=; Message-ID: <607286.89501.qm@web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: TfsGH58VM1n2gku8oJfSgsVRbyQDb5E868MM3CBaeZaZ9C7gYWnCCeO4qimXA56FMOjG2QEN2vSMTkWu6e6sJgD39Eq1NrSBZDwbNx.nJSSy1vF4YSonKLwWyTGVE4GRn0Z2vU2PCASBE8h48VgVssOvo8QICfk5nlepO9P7bN3f5J82tl0u.5DOBIxeFQmejPb65uh4ET6oaFRYpdPAKVj1rho_xrC2MRUdYDKd1gdRdaU250jGswEITgmoWWIpkDY.SDzZKUF99vaG6yttrsektPofvgigbTTkEep6VrzQ7RRU7z12nAIsrXWylM.zPpsa2SfQaCsqp7X4cGiavq8K8TyiEaD7Ld52pno- Received: from [75.41.234.83] by web81207.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:02:42 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/5.4.17 YahooMailWebService/0.7.289.10 Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:02:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Busby To: ericr MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: help help Subject: Re: Can't boot 7.2-RELEASE i386 or AMD64 on an Abit KV8 Pro motherboard with Sempron 3100+ CPU X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:02:43 -0000 --- On Tue, 6/23/09, ericr wrote: > From: ericr > Subject: Re: Can't boot 7.2-RELEASE i386 or AMD64 on an Abit KV8 Pro mot= herboard with Sempron 3100+ CPU > To: "Kent Stewart" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 12:44 PM > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Kent > Stewart > wrote: >=20 > > On Saturday 20 June 2009 11:00:45 am ericr wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > As the subject says, I can't get the 7.2-RELEASE > i386 CD to boot on a > > > system that has: > > > > > > Abit KV8 Pro (K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-26) > motherboard with the most recent > > > BIOS - BIOS release 26 4/20/2007 > > > ( > > > > > http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODE= L_NA > > >ME=3DKV8+Pro&fMTYPE=3DSocket+754) > > > > > > An AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8Ghz CPU > > > > > > 1 Gb RAM > > > > > > An ATI 1050 256mb AGP video card > > > > > > I think I have turned off everything ACPI related > in the BIOS setup. > > > > > > When I boot the i386 ISO, the kernel boots to the > point of probing the > > PCI > > > bus and then hangs completely, even the keyboard > is locked up. > > > > > > I've unplugged all the disks, so the only things > in the system are the CD > > > drive, the floppy drive, and the video card. > > > > > > I have turned off acpi at boot time, and when I > boot the i386 ISO > > > verbosely, the last few lines the kernel spews > are: > > > > > > pci_open(1): mode 1 addr port (0x0cf8) is > 0x8000c060 > > > pci_open(1a): mode1res=3D0x80000000 (0x80000000) > > > pci_cfgcheck: device 0 [class=3D060000] [hdr=3D80] is > there (id=3D02821106) > > > pcibios: BIOS version 2.10 > > > pcib0: pcibus 0 > on motherboard > > > pci0: on pcib0 > > > pci0: domain=3D0, physical bus=3D0 > > > > > > There's no PCI cards plugged in, just the AGP > video card. > > > > > > > > > When I try booting the AMD64 ISO, the boot loader > runs, I get the boot > > > menu, and regardless of what boot options I give > the kernel, I get the > > > message "CPU doesn't support long mode" and then > I get the OK prompt. > > > > > > > > > I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a h/w problem, > it'll boot and install > > > Fedora 11, Win2K, WinXP, and runs every DOS based > diagnostic app I can > > find > > > with no problems. > > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions, or should I file a > PR? > > > > Did you follow the suggestion on the release > announcement of using the > > other > > CDs and switching before you start the install. >=20 >=20 > Yes.=A0 None of the FreeBSD kernels will boot on this > system.=A0 Doesn't matter > if I use the livefs disk, or the install disk, it only gets > as far as > described above, then hangs. >=20 > - ericr I'll risk the flames, and say go back to basics. =20 Make sure of the drive cabling and jumpers.=20 I was reloading a home-grown nas the other day and the cable and jumpers ga= ve me a bugger of a time. 7.2 would start to boot and then just hang. I unp= lugged everything except the harddrive on the primary and the optical drive= on the secondary. After the OS was loaded, I was able move everything wher= e I wanted.