Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:06:01 +0200 From: "Kimmo Alm" <kimmoa@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Annoying FreeBSD > 4.11 ASUS PSCH-SR/SATA mobo incompability Message-ID: <op.ta3awbn68f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se> In-Reply-To: <20060613145217.GR57783@rink.nu> References: <op.ta17n1tr8f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se> <20060613075701.GM57783@rink.nu> <op.ta2xio0b8f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se> <20060613103157.GN57783@rink.nu> <op.ta2zyygc8f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se> <20060613131935.GQ57783@rink.nu> <op.ta29rezg8f86cr@kimmoa.bredbandsbolaget.se> <20060613145217.GR57783@rink.nu>
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> Hey, > > My ASUS PSCH-SR/SATA won't work in FreeBSD versions over 4.x. I have > tested 5.x, 6.x and even a current 7.x one. > > CD: "bootonly". > Problem: Loads kernel, and then basically freezes, overwriting > characters on the screen (at the boot menu with the options). > > Among the zillions of things I've tested to solve this problem include: > Testing another videocard (PCI -- not on-board), testing without the > S-ATA enabled, updated BIOS to the latest version (hardware made in 2004 > and last BIOS update in late 2005), changing a ton of settings in the > BIOS, installing the OS on another box and moving the HDD... Nothing > works. > > The hardware cannot possibly not faulty as it can run Debian Linux or > FreeBSD 4.11 perfectly well. That's right. No probbies there. But I > don't want to run Linux and I don't want to run legacy FreeBSD... > > I don't know what else to say... I have really, really did my best and > tested every potentional solution. No luck. > > I am now asking you to please look into this and perhaps come up with > some kind of solution/patch. This is a standard hardware server > motherboard, which apparently has won a lot of awards for being so great > and flexible on top of that! It really makes little sense to me that > this would not be supported by FreeBSD! > > Also check out the Usenet thread with extra info: > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc/browse_thread/thread/c9f5097c099d1e71/ea90c898595972e6?hl=en&; > > Thank you for reading this. I have finally found out what the error is. I hope this will help anyone who might be having the same problem. You simply switch off a jumper on the mobo which handles the RAID support. This causes the FreeBSD installer to come to its senses!
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