From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 16:02:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4260616A4DD for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:02:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-142-072.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.142.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76E8043D55 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:02:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p17.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.6/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k7MG2Aih034357; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:02:11 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20060822110004.02583748@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:02:01 -0500 To: unixforums 1 , questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20060822155715.1317.qmail@web39113.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20060822104339.02606b20@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20060822155715.1317.qmail@web39113.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: RE: FreeBSD on Dell PE850 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:02:43 -0000 The debug screen should not be blank, in addition to this error message you will see all the output from the install up to that point. If this is a new install, I would blank the hard disk, and try a fresh install. As the install is running check the debug screen periodically. -Derek At 10:57 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote: >The debug screen is blank. > >To verify I had a good download I went to a different mirror site and >downloaded the boot-only cd and had the same problems. > >Thron > > >Derek Ragona wrote: >>What was on the debug screen? alt+F4 gets you to that screen. >> >>-Derek >> >> >> >>At 10:36 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote: >> >I am having several problems loading 6.1 on a Dell PE 850 w/an Adaptec >> >39160 scsi card and a single scsi drive. When I install from the boot only >> >cd, I get the error "Unable to transfer the base distribution from acd0. >> >Do you want to retry again" and it won't go any further. >> > >> >When I install using the 6.1 disk one I get the error "Add of package >> >linux_base-8-8.01-14 aborted, error code 1 - Please check the debug screen >> >for info" and when the system boots I the kernel will not load. This >> >happens weather I install the linux compatible module or not. >> > >> >However I can install 6.0 without a problem and it seems to run like a >> champ. >> > >> >Any ideas? >> >Thron >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Josh Paetzel >> >Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:34 PM >> >To: questions@freebsd.org >> >Subject: FreeBSD on Dell PE850 >> > >> >Does anybody have any experience running FBSD 6.x on a PE850? I'm >> >specifically wondering about support for their base-configuration >> >onboard NIC and their CERC SATA RAID controller. >> > >> >-- >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Josh Paetzel >> > >> > >> > __________________________________________________ >> >Do You Yahoo!? >> >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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