Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:40:23 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Rob MacGregor <freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with FreeBSD (4.9-REL to 5.2.1-REL) on NForce 2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0403231038320.49185-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <200403231730.i2NHU6CF031331@the-macgregors.org>
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Rob MacGregor wrote: > I've got a Shuttle SN45G box that has an NForce 2 chipset that I was having > problems getting working. Having replaced the faulty memory I'm now left > with a major problem - FreeBSD won't install. > > I can install Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mandrake 9.1 and Mandrake 10 without > problems - which is a shame, because I don't want to run any of those :) > However trying to install FreeBSD results in a lockup during the installer. > > With 5.2.1-REL it dies at the "Probing devices" message. When I say "dies", > I mean it - complete lockup - not even the keyboard LEDs will change state. > Doesn't matter if I boot with or without ACPI, into safe mode or what. > 4.9-REL has a similar result, except it thrashes the hard disk for 1-2 > seconds before it dies. I've tried leaving it for 5 minutes, but still no > dice. We had one here and 4.2 oinstalled ok.. to get anything newer we had to disable DMA on the ata drives. (types something in the boot line but I forget what..) (Don't have hte machine any more) (and afterwards we added it to /boot/loader.conf) > > Now, when I get a chance I'll try a working FreeBSD disk in the box, but > before I do I'd like to know if anybody else out there has it working. Or, > if there's anything I can do (keeping in mind that I'm not a programmer) to > debug this and help get NForce2 support working (at least on this box). > > TIA > > -- > Rob MacGregor (BOFH) [PGP key ID 0x1E51BF5A] > If I cannot bend Heaven, I shall move Hell. > -- Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil). > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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