Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 13:37:52 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 64bit P4 vs mfsBSD Message-ID: <20150807133752.6dfdc4e7.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <55C3D434.6030005@sneakertech.com> References: <55C3D434.6030005@sneakertech.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:40:04 -0400, Quartz wrote: > ... except it doesn't work. I tried both 10.0 i386 and 10.1 amd64 and > both of them hang. 10.1 amd64 gets to the beastie menu, but regardless > if I select multiboot or single user it gets as far as the white-on-blue > "Booting..." and then just stops. 10.0 i386 seems to die somewhere in > stage two before the menu even appears. Have you tried - for the sake of an answer - to boot from an older FreeBSD system? It's quite terrible that I would make such a suggestion, but P4 is a rather old platform, so why do you expect it to run a current FreeBSD? Normal answer: Because old platforms still run current FreeBSD. But in this case... I've been using a P4 machine myself for many years, it has been running FreeBSD 5 and 7 (i386 versions only) happily. So what I would suggest: Download FreeSBIE 1.1. This is a live file system CD (yes, not a DVD) that can be booted and doesn't require to be installed. Run "dmesg" and see what CPU features are listed (right at the top). You can also run "sysctl -a | grep cpu" to get more information. When you have verified what P4 model it is, you can take the next steps. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20150807133752.6dfdc4e7.freebsd>