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Subject: Re: AMD Athlon Problems
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Some people have had luck booting Athlon's by turning on the 
numlock.  The keyboard probe routine is the culprit.

Good luck,
Alan

Simon Clayton wrote:
> 
> 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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