Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:26:38 +0100 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.1-BETA2 installation on ASUS P4S8X fails BIG MEDIUM ERROR Message-ID: <4911C93E.4090803@kukulies.org> In-Reply-To: <4911C46A.7020401@kukulies.org> References: <49106440.4010906@kukulies.org> <1225813899.2734.1.camel@frodon.be-bif.ulb.ac.be> <491090CE.1090900@hdk5.net> <49109409.8030601@kukulies.org> <4911C46A.7020401@kukulies.org>
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Christoph Kukulies schrieb: > Christoph Kukulies schrieb: >> Hi Al, >> >> thanks for pointing me to safe mode install. That I will probably try >> tomorrow. >> The day ended up in havoc: I tried to boot a floppy to do an ASUS >> BIOS upgrade and somehow messed with the power cable. >> A big flash occurred originating from the power supply. I opened the >> power supply, found a blown fuse, ran to the electronics store, >> bought a new fuse (+ one in reserve), inserted the fuse, tried the >> power supply, with connections off and a firework, prematurely - your >> presidential elections aren't finished yet - , developed in front of >> my face. Will continue tomorrow, when America has a new president. >> > > Back at the problem: I chose 3. safe mode to no avail. Still get this > > acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 I now tried with a 7.0 BETA Boot CD (which I had laying around from possibly another fruitless attempt in the past to update that system from 5.1 or something to 7.x). Same picture. Hangs on this acd0: FAILURE - READ BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x21 ascq=0x00 (asc=0x21 at this time FWIW). Please help me in getting FreeBSD onto this machine iin whatever way. -- Christoph
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