Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 14:55:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: robin@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk (Robin Becker) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dell 8400 install prob Message-ID: <200408151855.i7FIts224526@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <411F7B31.2050507@jessikat.fsnet.co.uk> from "Robin Becker" at Aug 15, 2004 04:03:13 PM
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> > JJB wrote: > > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > > > >>I am trying to install freebsd 4.9 on my new dell 8400. > >> > ....... > > > > I believe 4.9 can not use a sata drive as target to install on. 4.9 > > is the old stable release 4.10 is the new stable release. Turn off > > pnp support and ms/windows support in your pc bios. Your pc is newer > > than what FreeBSD has added support for. Try installing to a > > standard ATA HD. > > Sigh! I tried with 4.10 as well and that also fails. Sadly I don't have > a spare IDE / drive lying about. I guess I'll have to wait on freebsd or > install one of the more advanced Linux OSes Yah. We had a site with a SATA and could not install. Even though it seemed to see the drive, it could not write to it. So, that site took out the controller and put in a SCSI and all is well now. So, long live SCSI. ////jerry > -- > Robin Becker
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