Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 17:47:23 +0200 From: "Niels Piersma" <niels@piersma.com> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: IBM xSeries 225 with single processor - can't boot 5.x? Message-ID: <BCCBA5EE241EC84081AEF0C71B99DCE50CC6BC@icarus.piersma.local>
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Jim, I have the same problem. Even after BIOS upgrades etc. it didn't want to boot. (endless screens of dumps). In the end I reverted back to FreeBSD 4.10.=20 I can confirm this problem occurs on SINGLE processor x225 machines. %Niels -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of jcaldwell@ymcastlouis.org Sent: donderdag 16 september 2004 17:38 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: IBM xSeries 225 with single processor - can't boot 5.x? I've got a number of IBM xSeries x225 servers, which are dual-capable but=20 right now have only one Xeon processor each. Attempting to boot from the install CD for both 5.2.1 and 5.3-BETA3 yields the same problem - endless=20 streams of what look like register states, seperated by single characters=20 of the '/|\-' sequence. Doesn't even get past the boot loader.=20 Any thoughts on this? I'm in the process of switching all of my i386=20 NetBSD and Novell servers over to FreeBSD (faster release cycle, so better=20 new hardware support), so I'm not familair with the subtle nuances of=20 FreeBSD yet, but I do have it working on about 4 other machines - 3=20 single-processor machines and one dual-processor with both CPUs in place.=20 I'm wondering if the problem might have something to do with that empty=20 processor socket, or the fact that it's a Xeon. -Jim _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Piersma.COM is een handelsnaam van Piersma Beheer B.V. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for = the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not = disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender = immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and = delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be = guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be = intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or = contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any = errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a = result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please = request a hard-copy version. =20
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