From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 15 01:42:10 2007 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 254E316A417 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:42:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 011E613C457 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:42:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.141] (may be forged)) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.06) with ESMTP id l7F1g9pt026942 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:42:09 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l7F1g8HB025353 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:42:08 -0700 Message-ID: <46C259EC.8040208@u.washington.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:42:04 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Caio Figueiredo Abecia References: <006301c7de73$56570fa0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> <20070814095159.f9dc204f.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <007b01c7de7b$8b09fde0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> In-Reply-To: <007b01c7de7b$8b09fde0$530210ac@riodejaneiro> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.3.310218, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.8.14.181823 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __STOCK_PHRASE_7 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: Bill Moran , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it 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: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:42:10 -0000 Caio Figueiredo Abecia wrote: > It seems to be a problem only on Dell E521/C521 Dimension models. > > > Here are some of the places that I found talking about the same errors > I'm having : > ttp://blog.caraldi.com/jbq/2006/11/30/dont-buy-the-dell-e521-and-c521-computers/ > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=113130 > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/106960 > http://www.nabble.com/bin-40260-%22No-cd-dvd-devices-found!%22-t4025257.html > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/40260 > > Even in NetBSD I still have the same problem. > > Thanks for the quick response Bill. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" > > To: "Caio Figueiredo Abecia" > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: Looking for powerful machines that runs FreeBSD on it > > >> In response to "Caio Figueiredo Abecia" : >> >>> I'm looking for a new pc. >>> I had a problem installing BSD (Free/Open/Net!) with the Dell >>> Dimension C521n. (Free/Open BSD website tells me that it support the >>> E521 that have the same configuration) >>> It don't recognize my dell usb keyboard and my SATA DVD Rom drive >>> was not detected at all. >> >> I have an Dell Optiplex GX520 here at work that runs FreeBSD 6.2 just >> fine. >> >> -- >> Bill Moran >> http://www.potentialtech.com Sounds like a chipset issue. Have you tried using a CURRENT snapshot CD? -Garrett