From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 1 00:03:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7277016A4CF for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 00:03:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from carver.gumbysoft.com (carver.gumbysoft.com [66.220.23.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1928443D48 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 00:03:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwhite@gumbysoft.com) Received: by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 0D31272DEA; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:03:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B6E572DE7; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:03:09 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:03:09 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: Rob In-Reply-To: <20050331220916.93058.qmail@web54002.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20050331160134.Q78699@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <20050331220916.93058.qmail@web54002.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: buggy ATA controller: I can install 4.11, but not 5.3 !?! X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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, 01 Apr 2005 00:03:09 -0000 On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: > > --- Doug White 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 is still out-of-date for making serial console 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? The instructions there are outdated. There aren't special floppies to activate serial console. You drop to the loader command prompt (type '6' at the beastie menu) and type set console=comconsole and you should get an OK prompt on the serial console host. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org