Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:09:16 -0800 (PST) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?! Message-ID: <20050331220916.93058.qmail@web54002.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: 6667
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--- Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> wrote: > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: > >> No, not at the moment. I may try 5.3 (or probably >> 5.4) later once again. What part of the output >> would be particularly interesting? >> I ask, because I am managing this PC at the other >> end of the world, giving instructions to a >> non-Unix, non-FreeBSD user overthere :). > > Ugh. That will make this really hard to debug then. > To get the verbose output you want to use a serial > console. That output will say why it won't attach > the ata controller. OK, I will certainly try that then, giving the proper insturctions, since this Pentium1 FreeBSD PC will soon have a Windows PC next to it. However, I need a little advice/help: the handbook is still out-of-date for making serial console install floppies. Chapter 2.12 of the handbook talks about kern.flp and mfsroot.flp, whereas we have three floppies with 5.X install. Which one(s) of the three floppies of 5.X needs to be modified by the procedure of chapter 2.12 ? "Windows HyperTerminal" is then the way to go, isn't it? Thanks, Rob. __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look like. Join the fun. http://www.advision.webevents.yahoo.com/emoticontest
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