--- On Tue, 6/23/09, ericr <erobi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: ericr <erobi...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Can't boot 7.2-RELEASE i386 or AMD64 on an Abit KV8 Pro > motherboard with Sempron 3100+ CPU > To: "Kent Stewart" <kstew...@owt.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 12:44 PM > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Kent > Stewart <kstew...@owt.com> > wrote: > > > On Saturday 20 June 2009 11:00:45 am ericr wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > As the subject says, I can't get the 7.2-RELEASE > i386 CD to boot on a > > > system that has: > > > > > > Abit KV8 Pro (K8T800P-8237-6A7L1A1BC-26) > motherboard with the most recent > > > BIOS - BIOS release 26 4/20/2007 > > > ( > > > > > http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NA > > >ME=KV8+Pro&fMTYPE=Socket+754) > > > > > > An AMD Sempron 3100+ 1.8Ghz CPU > > > > > > 1 Gb RAM > > > > > > An ATI 1050 256mb AGP video card > > > > > > I think I have turned off everything ACPI related > in the BIOS setup. > > > > > > When I boot the i386 ISO, the kernel boots to the > point of probing the > > PCI > > > bus and then hangs completely, even the keyboard > is locked up. > > > > > > I've unplugged all the disks, so the only things > in the system are the CD > > > drive, the floppy drive, and the video card. > > > > > > I have turned off acpi at boot time, and when I > boot the i386 ISO > > > verbosely, the last few lines the kernel spews > are: > > > > > > pci_open(1): mode 1 addr port (0x0cf8) is > 0x8000c060 > > > pci_open(1a): mode1res=0x80000000 (0x80000000) > > > pci_cfgcheck: device 0 [class=060000] [hdr=80] is > there (id=02821106) > > > pcibios: BIOS version 2.10 > > > pcib0: <MPTable Host-PCI bridge> pcibus 0 > on motherboard > > > pci0: <PCI Bus> on pcib0 > > > pci0: domain=0, physical bus=0 > > > > > > There's no PCI cards plugged in, just the AGP > video card. > > > > > > > > > When I try booting the AMD64 ISO, the boot loader > runs, I get the boot > > > menu, and regardless of what boot options I give > the kernel, I get the > > > message "CPU doesn't support long mode" and then > I get the OK prompt. > > > > > > > > > I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a h/w problem, > it'll boot and install > > > Fedora 11, Win2K, WinXP, and runs every DOS based > diagnostic app I can > > find > > > with no problems. > > > > > > Anyone have any suggestions, or should I file a > PR? > > > > Did you follow the suggestion on the release > announcement of using the > > other > > CDs and switching before you start the install. > > > Yes. None of the FreeBSD kernels will boot on this > system. Doesn't matter > if I use the livefs disk, or the install disk, it only gets > as far as > described above, then hangs. > > - ericr I'll risk the flames, and say go back to basics. Make sure of the drive cabling and jumpers. I was reloading a home-grown nas the other day and the cable and jumpers gave me a bugger of a time. 7.2 would start to boot and then just hang. I unplugged everything except the harddrive on the primary and the optical drive on the secondary. After the OS was loaded, I was able move everything where I wanted. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"