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From: "Simon Clayton" <Simon@businessmeetings.com>
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Subject: AMD Athlon Problems
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:28:04 +0100
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I am trying to install FreeBSD onto a PC running an Athlon 600 with
128Mb RAM, 3dfx Voodoo3 3000, 13Gb IDE etc.

I have used both the FreeBSD 3.2 and 4.0 CDs from Walnut Creek, and
also created the 2 disk boot set from the CD.

I have tried a 4Mb Matrox AGP card instead of the Voodoo3, a different
128Mb stick of RAM and a different HD.  On either 3.2 or 4.0 I see

	/boot.config: -P
	Keyboard: no

	BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01

At which point the machine locks solid - caps lock won't even work.

I have tried the same CDs in a Celeron 500 and they boot perfectly.

Is there a known problem with FreeBSD and Athlon processors? I have 
heard that some people have had trouble with K6's - the machine will
run Win98, WinNT or Win2000 perfectly.

Any ideas would be gratefully received.

Regards

Simon


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