From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 06:37:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3B1E1065691 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 06:37:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: from seaholm.caamora.com.au (seaholm.caamora.com.au [203.7.226.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16CEC8FC22 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 06:37:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: (from jon@localhost) by seaholm.caamora.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id m856BO706308; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:11:24 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <20080905161124.53699@caamora.com.au> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:11:24 +1000 From: jonathan michaels To: Chih Liang References: <48BFC40C.3050309@ipeen.com.tw> <48BFD461.6070606@quip.cz> <48C0AD6D.70809@ipeen.com.tw> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <48C0AD6D.70809@ipeen.com.tw>; from Chih Liang on Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 11:54:21AM +0800 Organisation: Caamora, PO Box 144, Rosebery NSW 1445 Australia Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> Subject: Re: boot failed after make installkernel from 6.3-RELEASE to 7.0-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:37:35 -0000 On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 11:54:21AM +0800, Chih Liang wrote: > Miroslav Lachman wrote: > > > > What is your hardware setup? (post dmesg) > > > > I have bad experience with some old PC with nForce 2 chipset. This > > machine is unbootable with 7.x kernel, so I am using it with 6.3. (it > > can't boot even from 7.x CD) > > > > Miroslav Lachman > > > > I've tried to boot with 7.0 CD, it hung again...then I reboot with ACPI > disabled, it could be boot but said can't find the disk. So I think this > PC maybe with too old chipset. > Anyway, thanks a lot. i have an amd athlon with an nvidia video card that freebsd v7.0-RELEASE locks the last thing mine says is hptrr (there is something about rocketraid raid device in teh dmesg) "no device found' if i disable acpi (by booting in safe mode) all works well the installation completes, the machine works well at least so far ... hope this helps regards jonathan -- ================================================================ powered by .. QNX, OS9 and freeBSD -- http://caamora com au/operating system ==== === appropriate solution in an inappropriate world === ====