Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 10:28:42 -0600 From: Chris Wall <chris.wall@cbrworld.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot install 5.3 on tyan tiger 133 Message-ID: <41AB4E3A.5040604@cbrworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20041129161318.GR12622@crom.vickiandstacey.com> References: <41AACD27.6030506@paradise.net.nz> <20041129153037.GQ12622@crom.vickiandstacey.com> <41AB44E9.80904@cbrworld.com> <20041129161318.GR12622@crom.vickiandstacey.com>
index | next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail
Stacey Roberts wrote: >Hi Chris, > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Wall <chris.wall@cbrworld.com>" >To: To Stacey Roberts >Date: Mon, 29 Nov, 2004 15:48 GMT >Subject: Re: Cannot install 5.3 on tyan tiger 133 > > > >>Stacey Roberts wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi Mark, >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz>" >>>To: To freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >>>Date: Mon, 29 Nov, 2004 07:17 GMT >>>Subject: Cannot install 5.3 on tyan tiger 133 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Recently I decided to make the switch from 4.x to 5.x, now that 5 has >>>>moved to stable. So about a week ago I installed 5.3 on my workstation >>>>machine, a Tyan Trinity 400. All went well, so yesterday I decided to do >>>>my "server" - a Tyan Tiger 133. Since these shared the same chipset I >>>>thought all would go well too. >>>> >>>>Not the case, I cannot even boot from the 5.3 cd - the machine hangs or >>>>reboots immediately upon trying to boot the (I get a fleeting glance at >>>>the drive mappings, that is all). I have verified the checksums on the >>>>iso image I used (and the same cd installed the Trinity with no problems) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>I've got the same problem here on a Tyan Tiger 230 >>>(http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tiger230.html). As well as with your >>>experiences, I can't seem to boot two sets of FreeBSD-5.3 REL CD-ROM sets >>> >>> >>>from different suppliers. Here's what I get with any of the 5.3 REL >> >> >>>installation cd's: >>> >>>Just at the point where you'd expect the /sbin/loader bit to start that >>>goes into the FreeBSD boot process, I get lots of (what appears to be hex >>>numbers) gibberish scrolling up the screen. Like you I thought that I >>>might have a faulty cdrom drive, but swapping in a (sealed) drive produced >>>the same results. >>> >>>However, the FreeBSD-4.10 REL cd's do appear to "start" working through >>>the installation, but then I get lots of errors / warnings as follows: >>> >>>acdo: MODE_SENSE_BIG command timeout - resetting >>>ata1: resetting devices... done >>> >>>These scroll up the screen for ages and do not appear to be going anywhere >>>- at which point I power down the system. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>This machine was running 4.10, and in case I have a suddenly bad cdrom, >>>>I have installed 5.1 (the only other 5.x series I have lying around), >>>>which completes fine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>I've not got 5.1, but I did try the 5.2.1 CD-ROM Set (from BSDMall) as >>>well with the same failure. What I was able to do is successfully install >>>MS Windows 2K Pro, 2K Server & Fedora Core-3 on the same hardware over the >>>last few hours - in fact, its now running Fedora Core-3 (apparently) >>>happily. I've attached the dmesg from the Fedora install for anyone that >>>might be intested in what the problem might be. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Stacey >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Any ideas? >>>> >>>>More detailed specs on the machine: >>>> >>>>- Tyan Tiger 133 (S1834 Rev G) >>>>- 2xPIII 700/100/256 , 2G RAM, Promise TX2000, 2xMaxtor Plus 8 ATA-133 40G >>>> >>>>regards >>>> >>>>Mark >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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" >>>> >>>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>I didn't have any problems with my Tiger 133, although I am running a >>SCSI disk setup. >> >> > >I've got only SCSI disks on my system: >2 x QUANTUM Model: ATLAS10K3_18_WLS Rev: 020W > >Running off of a Tekram DC-390U3W card: >sym0:1: FAST-80 WIDE SCSI 160.0 MB/s DT (12.5 ns, offset 62) > >Its an SMP set up: >2 x Intel Pentium III 866: >Intel machine check architecture supported. >Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#1. >CPU1: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping 0a >Total of 2 processors activated (3432.44 BogoMIPS). >ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs >..TIMER: vector=0x31 pin1=2 pin2=-1 >checking TSC synchronization across 2 CPUs: passed. >Brought up 2 CPUs >zapping low mappings. > >Keeping in mind that the above output is from Fedora-Core3 built on the same machine early this morning.., > >Did you install from FreeBSD-5.3 REL cd's? > >Regards, > >Stacey > > > > >>Processors 2 >>Model Intel Pentium III >>Chip MHz 800 MHz >>PCI Devices agp0: VIA 82C691 (Apollo Pro) host to PCI bridge >>pcib1: PCI-PCI bridge >>isab0: PCI-ISA bridge >>atapci0: VIA 82C596B UDMA66 controller >>ahc0: Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter >>fxp0: Intel 82558 Pro/100 Ethernet >>IDE Devices /none/ >>SCSI Devices cd0: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-305 1.06 >>da0: IBM DNES-318350W SA30 (Capacity: 17.93 GB) >> >>Chris >> >> >_______________________________________________ >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" > > > > Yes, I first upgraded from 5.2, then I did a fresh install from the 5.3-RELEASE CDs and didn't experence a problem on either method. I also have a Tyan 230T that was talked about in this thread that didn't give me any problems either. Now all I run on this server is a web site, so it is base install plus Apache, PHP, etc. - no X or desktops. I remember that there were two types of Tiger 133's one with ISA and one without (mine is without ISA slot). Chrishelp
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?41AB4E3A.5040604>