Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:14:33 -0500 From: jason <jason@ec.rr.com> To: Rob MacGregor <freebsd.macgregor@blueyonder.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with FreeBSD (4.9-REL to 5.2.1-REL) on NForce 2 Message-ID: <4060D2E9.9080700@ec.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <200403231730.i2NHU6CF031331@the-macgregors.org> References: <200403231730.i2NHU6CF031331@the-macgregors.org>
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Rob MacGregor wrote: >I've got a Shuttle SN45G box that has an NForce 2 chipset that I was having >problems getting working. Having replaced the faulty memory I'm now left >with a major problem - FreeBSD won't install. > >I can install Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mandrake 9.1 and Mandrake 10 without >problems - which is a shame, because I don't want to run any of those :) >However trying to install FreeBSD results in a lockup during the installer. > >With 5.2.1-REL it dies at the "Probing devices" message. When I say "dies", >I mean it - complete lockup - not even the keyboard LEDs will change state. >Doesn't matter if I boot with or without ACPI, into safe mode or what. >4.9-REL has a similar result, except it thrashes the hard disk for 1-2 >seconds before it dies. I've tried leaving it for 5 minutes, but still no >dice. > >Now, when I get a chance I'll try a working FreeBSD disk in the box, but >before I do I'd like to know if anybody else out there has it working. Or, >if there's anything I can do (keeping in mind that I'm not a programmer) to >debug this and help get NForce2 support working (at least on this box). > >TIA > > > I have an nforce2 board and have not done a clean install in with the 5.x system, though I run current. You can not use acpi right now so if you don't have a boot option screen to run without it boot to the promt and set hw.acpi_disable="1"(or something like that).
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