Re: Trouble installing FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210?
Jason Curole wrote: Hello all, I am a newbie to FreeBSD, though I currently use Mac OS X and am reasonably comfortable with the unix side. I am trying to install FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210 machine (scrounged it up recently and it has a huge hard drive, otherwise I don't know much about it). I have tried installation with FreeBSD Release 6.0 and 6.1 (both the full cd and boot-only cd for 6.0; just the boot-only cd for 6.1). The machine boots and I get to the screen where I can select my boot option. I select 5, (boot with detailed messaging) and the machine goes through some SMAP messages, a couple of Copyrights and a Free-BSD claimer with an email address. It pauses here for a good 10-15min. Then I get messages regarding preloading of elf kernel, mfs_root and elf module, followed by tables 'FACP' and 'APIC', MADT: Found table at ..., APIC: Using the MADT enumerator, then: MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 0 ACPI ID 1: enabled MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 1 ACPI ID 2: disabled It has remained at this point for at least a half-hour (through lunch, etc.), no lights flashing and does not respond to the enter key. Is this normal? I should mention that between the attempt at installing 6.0 (about 4 weeks ago) and 6.1 I had installed OpenBSD and it appeared to install and work fine, so I think the machine is okay. Jason ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try booting with ACPI. ACPI is not only power management; it's also a method to talk to hardware. On a Poweredge 1850 I've had problems with the second CPU being not detected with an SMP kernel, and it turned out that I had to boot with ACPI enabled. Jorn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trouble installing FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210?
Hello all, I am a newbie to FreeBSD, though I currently use Mac OS X and am reasonably comfortable with the unix side. I am trying to install FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210 machine (scrounged it up recently and it has a huge hard drive, otherwise I don't know much about it). I have tried installation with FreeBSD Release 6.0 and 6.1 (both the full cd and boot-only cd for 6.0; just the boot-only cd for 6.1). The machine boots and I get to the screen where I can select my boot option. I select 5, (boot with detailed messaging) and the machine goes through some SMAP messages, a couple of Copyrights and a Free- BSD claimer with an email address. It pauses here for a good 10-15min. Then I get messages regarding preloading of elf kernel, mfs_root and elf module, followed by tables 'FACP' and 'APIC', MADT: Found table at ..., APIC: Using the MADT enumerator, then: MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 0 ACPI ID 1: enabled MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 1 ACPI ID 2: disabled It has remained at this point for at least a half-hour (through lunch, etc.), no lights flashing and does not respond to the enter key. Is this normal? I should mention that between the attempt at installing 6.0 (about 4 weeks ago) and 6.1 I had installed OpenBSD and it appeared to install and work fine, so I think the machine is okay. Jason ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trouble installing FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210?
If you have nothing of value on the hard drive, I would suggest low-level formatting the drive, then verify the boot order is CD first. -Derek At 04:22 PM 5/26/2006, Jason Curole wrote: Hello all, I am a newbie to FreeBSD, though I currently use Mac OS X and am reasonably comfortable with the unix side. I am trying to install FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210 machine (scrounged it up recently and it has a huge hard drive, otherwise I don't know much about it). I have tried installation with FreeBSD Release 6.0 and 6.1 (both the full cd and boot-only cd for 6.0; just the boot-only cd for 6.1). The machine boots and I get to the screen where I can select my boot option. I select 5, (boot with detailed messaging) and the machine goes through some SMAP messages, a couple of Copyrights and a Free- BSD claimer with an email address. It pauses here for a good 10-15min. Then I get messages regarding preloading of elf kernel, mfs_root and elf module, followed by tables 'FACP' and 'APIC', MADT: Found table at ..., APIC: Using the MADT enumerator, then: MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 0 ACPI ID 1: enabled MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 1 ACPI ID 2: disabled It has remained at this point for at least a half-hour (through lunch, etc.), no lights flashing and does not respond to the enter key. Is this normal? I should mention that between the attempt at installing 6.0 (about 4 weeks ago) and 6.1 I had installed OpenBSD and it appeared to install and work fine, so I think the machine is okay. Jason ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trouble installing FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210?
Derek Ragona wrote: If you have nothing of value on the hard drive, I would suggest low-level formatting the drive, then verify the boot order is CD first. -Derek At 04:22 PM 5/26/2006, Jason Curole wrote: Hello all, I am a newbie to FreeBSD, though I currently use Mac OS X and am reasonably comfortable with the unix side. I am trying to install FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210 machine (scrounged it up recently and it has a huge hard drive, otherwise I don't know much about it). I have tried installation with FreeBSD Release 6.0 and 6.1 (both the full cd and boot-only cd for 6.0; just the boot-only cd for 6.1). The machine boots and I get to the screen where I can select my boot option. I select 5, (boot with detailed messaging) and the machine goes through some SMAP messages, a couple of Copyrights and a Free- BSD claimer with an email address. It pauses here for a good 10-15min. Then I get messages regarding preloading of elf kernel, mfs_root and elf module, followed by tables 'FACP' and 'APIC', MADT: Found table at ..., APIC: Using the MADT enumerator, then: MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 0 ACPI ID 1: enabled MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 1 ACPI ID 2: disabled It has remained at this point for at least a half-hour (through lunch, etc.), no lights flashing and does not respond to the enter key. Is this normal? I should mention that between the attempt at installing 6.0 (about 4 weeks ago) and 6.1 I had installed OpenBSD and it appeared to install and work fine, so I think the machine is okay. Jason I did not think it was possible to low level format a modern HD. -- Gerard Seibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Anonymous ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trouble installing FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210?
You can low level format any hard drive. Just go to the manufacturer's website and download the utility. -Derek At 05:30 PM 5/26/2006, Gerard Seibert wrote: Derek Ragona wrote: If you have nothing of value on the hard drive, I would suggest low-level formatting the drive, then verify the boot order is CD first. -Derek At 04:22 PM 5/26/2006, Jason Curole wrote: Hello all, I am a newbie to FreeBSD, though I currently use Mac OS X and am reasonably comfortable with the unix side. I am trying to install FreeBSD on a Dell Precision 210 machine (scrounged it up recently and it has a huge hard drive, otherwise I don't know much about it). I have tried installation with FreeBSD Release 6.0 and 6.1 (both the full cd and boot-only cd for 6.0; just the boot-only cd for 6.1). The machine boots and I get to the screen where I can select my boot option. I select 5, (boot with detailed messaging) and the machine goes through some SMAP messages, a couple of Copyrights and a Free- BSD claimer with an email address. It pauses here for a good 10-15min. Then I get messages regarding preloading of elf kernel, mfs_root and elf module, followed by tables 'FACP' and 'APIC', MADT: Found table at ..., APIC: Using the MADT enumerator, then: MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 0 ACPI ID 1: enabled MADT: Found CPU APIC ID 1 ACPI ID 2: disabled It has remained at this point for at least a half-hour (through lunch, etc.), no lights flashing and does not respond to the enter key. Is this normal? I should mention that between the attempt at installing 6.0 (about 4 weeks ago) and 6.1 I had installed OpenBSD and it appeared to install and work fine, so I think the machine is okay. Jason I did not think it was possible to low level format a modern HD. -- Gerard Seibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Anonymous ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
trouble installing FreeBSD 5.1 on Vaio PCG-Z505VR/K and PCG N505
I run into the following problems trying to get FreeBSD5.1 onto the above
two laptops (neither of which has a built in floppy/cd)
Basic
I use a USB floppy drive.
(I only have a Panasonic KXL-808AN CDROM which is not recognized)
I used 4 sets of boot floppies ( so floppies should not be the problem)
Vaio PCG-Z505VR/K
I insert kern.flp and then mfsroot.flp, but then the kernel boots up to
umass1 and then the kernel panics.
The last lines are:
umass1: CBI reset failed, SHORT_XFER
umass1: CBI bulk-in stall clear failed, TIMEOUT
panic: Removing other than first element
Vaio PCG N505
kern.flp and then mfsroot.flp work (drivers.flp doesn't; the floppy
drive is not found any longer) kernel boots.
Trying to get to install the various distribution sets I get the
following problems:
network I tried many networks cards, some of them on the list of
supported hardware all refuse to configure the interface (ed1,wi0)
using DHCP
From a dos partition: I get dos partition not found.
I installed netbsd (installs without a hitch),
made a dos partition (using netbsd),
put the distribution sets in a directory /freebsd,
reboot with the boot floppies
select install from a dos partition
distribution sets not found or some such message (I forgot)
Since the {Free,Net}BSD naming schemes for hard drives differ
I had some problems for FreeBSD to recognize the dos partition
(it was hiding inside the NetBSD partition)
Please cc any suggestions you might have to me.
Thanks,
Till
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Re: trouble installing FreeBSD 5.1 on Vaio PCG-Z505VR/K and PCG N505
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Trouble installing FreeBSD..
Hi! I have an IBM Aptiva 2137-E30, from which I would like run FreeBSD. To start with I wanted the 4.8 version, but now I think I'll pretty much take anything that works. The PC comes with a bootable CDROM drive, which will boot your Microsoft Windows installation CDs (have tried with w2k and XP). Also it has a 3½ floppy, which also will boot which ever (except FreeBSD) bootable floppy I feed to it. This is what I've tried so far, all of it has failed. 1. Bootable CD from the 4.8 MINI-ISO image. When attempting to read the kernel, it halts with this message: Invalid format FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0:a)/kernel BOOT: And pretty much regardless of what I try, the last two lines is repeated. I haven't tried with another ISO (5.1 would probably be the next candidate), but I'm not going to either, because the, otherwise so fail proof, floppy installation disks also fails for both 4.8 and 5.1. 2. Floppy installation disks v. 4.8 The kernel disk boots up, seemingly fine, and prompts for the mfsroot disk. The mfsroot disk also reads fine, and ends up prompting me, if I want to boot kernel. I figure this must be what I'm supposed to do, so I hit the ENTER button, but after 2-5 seconds, an error occurs. There are two different which I have seen in this situation. To the best of my knowledge there is no logical pattern in which of the two I get at a specific time I try to boot. The first is like this. The following text is printed with white (not grey) text in the bottom of the screen: Fatal double fault: Eip 0xC030EE78 Esp 0xC05E3EB8 Ebp 0xC05E3EC0 Panic: double fault Uptime 0s At this time, all I can do is to reboot. The second error is like this. Almost every of the CPU's registers is dumped to the screen, in a continuous loop, scrolling down the screen. The values of the registers do NOT change. I'm sorry, but I'm too lazy to copy them onto this mail, but I suspect that the EIP, ESP, EBP registers all have the same value as in errortype 1. 3. Floppy installation disks v. 5.1 These disks behave EXACTLY like the 4.8 ones, except the second error the registers are only printed out once, and as a result there is also no scrolling down the screen. I have tried to find updates for the BIOS, as it dates all the way back to august 1997, but there isn't any available from IBM. I've tried putting the CDROM as master drive and the hd as slave, and the other way around. I've scanned my floppies rigorously with no signs of flaws what so ever. I know that there is some hardware on which FreeBSD will not run, and I'm starting to fear that this in one such piece of hardware. Anyone have any ideas? I really would like to avoid having to install linux in stead. //Steffen [at] Schumacher [dot] dk ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
