Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:05:44 +0000 From: "clayton rollins" <crollins666@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Cc: clemens@dwf.com Subject: RE: xl0: watchdog timeout Message-ID: <SEA1-F143F1txtNyOOJ00051a18@hotmail.com>
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On June 24, 2004, clemens@dwf.com wrote: > >Im sure that this question has been answered about a 1000 times >on this list, but I couldnt find the answer in the archive. > >I have a machine that 'dual' boots windows2000 and several >versions of Linux (rh8, rh8, Fedora2, + others) and everything works fine. > >I have, over the last year tried installing FreeBSD 4.9, 5.2, 5.2.1, and >I always end up with the same problem. The install seems to go fine, >but when I boot, I get the message > > xl0: watchdog timeout > >and I have no networking. > >This CANT be a hardware problem, since the other OS run fine, yet Ive >got to be awfully dense (and consistant) to get the same error with each >release of FreeBSD.. > >So what am I doing wrong??? > >[[ For reference, I DID have a version of FreeBSD on a previous machine >several years ago,- I dont remember problems like THIS ]] > > >-- > Reg.Clemens > reg@dwf.com > Hi Reg., You must write freebsd-questions@freebsd.org for technical support. (They should CC you on any replies, so you don't need to subscribe. And, if you mention you're a newbie, they'll be extra nice :).) That said, I'm replying on newbies as I think they'd want more information anyways. After searching the mailing lists here: http://www.freebsd.org/search/search.html#mailinglists it seems likely that there *is* some subtle hardware issue. (Shared interrupts seem to be a popular cause; you may want to tinker around with that a bit.) If you don't get it figured out, you should write questions@ and include at least the model of motherboard, model of NIC, and what devices are installed/enabled. What slots are being used could be useful as well. And, if you possibly can, I would try to include as much information, as possible, on what resources the devices are using. Regards, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ MSN Movies - Trailers, showtimes, DVD's, and the latest news from Hollywood! http://movies.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200509ave/direct/01/
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