Re: Screen display problem during installation
On 7/11/05, Jim Mozley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hornet wrote: Can you swap out the video card as a temp solution? Thanks for the response. This would not really be practical, I have several servers that may need upgrading on different sites. They are 1U rack mount servers in different data centres and it would make upgrading very awkward, assuming I can find a card that will fit within the case. Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ahh, but awkwardness and upgrading is almost always synonymous. Maybe you can get a USB floppy drive and try to console that way? You may want to also look at the BIOS and see if there is an update or tweak on the video card or AGP. I know you said you tested it on another PC, but did you test it on another server of the same EXACT spec's (BIOS version included)? Also if this video card shares mem with the system mem, you could try giving the card like 32M to start on, then take that back down once its up and working. -Erik- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Screen display problem during installation
Hornet wrote: Ahh, but awkwardness and upgrading is almost always synonymous. Awkwardness was one of the words I used, there have been some others ;-). Maybe you can get a USB floppy drive and try to console that way? You may want to also look at the BIOS and see if there is an update or tweak on the video card or AGP. Thanks again. I had checked the BIOS settings and hadn't seen anything that would help but I didn't consider a BIOS upgrade, so I'll check this. I know you said you tested it on another PC, but did you test it on another server of the same EXACT spec's (BIOS version included)? No it wasn't the same system at all I just wanted to see if it was a problem with the CDs or the system. I tried on a different spec system again and an install is currently underway (i.e. out of three different systems one doesn't seem to work). So I think it is the one server type I have a problem with. Also if this video card shares mem with the system mem, you could try giving the card like 32M to start on, then take that back down once its up and working. I'll look into the BIOS setting again. Thanks, Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Screen display problem during installation
Jim Mozley wrote: I'm trying to install 5.4 on a system that currently has 4.10 on it. My problem is that when the system boots from the install disk 1 I cannot see the initial menu due to a display problem. I see the initial boot information then the box that should have the selection options in, but without the content of the box. The box just overwrites the display information, leaves the boot information on the screen and I see BSD Daemon to the right of it. I don't have a floppy drive on the system to attempt a console install so I cannot use that solution. From memory I didn't have any problems with the 4.10 install, so I tried on another PC with the same CD and this displayed the initial menu OK. Any ideas on what I could do to resolve this? Sorry for the repost but I didn't receive any replies on this, I couldn't see that I'd asked a FAQ! Any help appreciated, Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Screen display problem during installation
On 7/11/05, Jim Mozley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Mozley wrote: I'm trying to install 5.4 on a system that currently has 4.10 on it. My problem is that when the system boots from the install disk 1 I cannot see the initial menu due to a display problem. I see the initial boot information then the box that should have the selection options in, but without the content of the box. The box just overwrites the display information, leaves the boot information on the screen and I see BSD Daemon to the right of it. I don't have a floppy drive on the system to attempt a console install so I cannot use that solution. From memory I didn't have any problems with the 4.10 install, so I tried on another PC with the same CD and this displayed the initial menu OK. Any ideas on what I could do to resolve this? Sorry for the repost but I didn't receive any replies on this, I couldn't see that I'd asked a FAQ! Any help appreciated, Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can you swap out the video card as a temp solution? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Screen display problem during installation
Hornet wrote: Can you swap out the video card as a temp solution? Thanks for the response. This would not really be practical, I have several servers that may need upgrading on different sites. They are 1U rack mount servers in different data centres and it would make upgrading very awkward, assuming I can find a card that will fit within the case. Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Screen display problem during installation
I'm trying to install 5.4 on a system that currently has 4.10 on it. My problem is that when the system boots from the install disk 1 I cannot see the initial menu due to a display problem. I see the initial boot information then the box that should have the selection options in, but without the content of the box. The box just overwrites the display information, leaves the boot information on the screen and I see BSD Daemon to the right of it. I don't have a floppy drive on the system to attempt a console install so I cannot use that solution. From memory I didn't have any problems with the 4.10 install, so I tried on another PC with the same CD and this displayed the initial menu OK. Any ideas on what I could do to resolve this? Thanks, Jim ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
