From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 4 20:51:34 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CE85106564A for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:51:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@esn.org.za) Received: from serendipity.wcape.school.za (seren.esn.org.za [196.211.28.252]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99F128FC15 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:51:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@esn.org.za) Received: from intsika.ct.esn.org.za ([196.211.28.250] helo=ct.esn.org.za) by serendipity.wcape.school.za with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1MYQgY-00052V-0d for freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:32:38 +0200 Received: from exchange.ct.esn.org.za ([192.168.0.32]) by ct.esn.org.za with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:32:37 +0200 Received: from exchange.ct.esn.org.za ([fe80::3c71:5518:de45:c66c]) by exchange.ct.esn.org.za ([fe80::3c71:5518:de45:c66c%10]) with mapi; Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:30:50 +0200 From: David Peall To: "'freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org'" Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:30:48 +0200 Thread-Topic: Can't install FreeBSD amd64 (intel DP45SG) Thread-Index: AcoU3yNi6JuapfVaQxer//g1D5EpoQ== Message-ID: <0807767D2D53E649827BC55A3A53B067015C3ACD4F61@exchange.ct.esn.org.za> Accept-Language: en-US, en-ZA Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US, en-ZA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Aug 2009 20:32:37.0854 (UTC) FILETIME=[B4C86FE0:01CA1542] X-Antivirus-Scanned: Clean by seren.wcsn.org.za Subject: Can't install FreeBSD amd64 (intel DP45SG) X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:51:34 -0000 Hi I tried freebsd-stable but since the machine has not got a problem loading = sysinstall with the i386 release I'm posting it here. I have a new box here a Intel DP45SG and a Quad core Intel with 4GB ram tha= t I would like to install FreeBSD on. I've tried booting with 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 and 8-BETA2 amd64 and all get stuck o= n: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 6.3 and 6.4 will boot into sysinstall but not network card detected. By stuck I mean can't scroll lock, caps lock or num lock. There is no acti= vity even if left for hours. I've tried from CD/DVD and pxeboot. I found the following: http://blog.elitecoderz.net/freebsd-freezes-on-trying-to-mount-root-from-uf= sdevmd0-and-is-stucked/2009/01/ Which suggests disabling USB2 I don't seem to have that bios option and tri= ed disabling USB completely, but still no joy. (also leaves me without a ke= yboard ;-)=20 There are no PATA ports for me to mount an older cdrom and there are only U= SB ports on the motherboard. There is also no floppy connector or floppy dr= ive. I'm a bit stuck as to how I should proceed, any ideas welcome. Kind regards -- David Peall=20