>>If I choose too boot without ACPI, then that >>particular warning is removed. > OK, so can't you just do this? Many older > systems do not support ACPI<br>properly (i.e. they only support it to the > level required to run windows), so you just need to disable it to run FreeBSD > on them. When I said "that particular warning is removed" I meant that the ACPI warning is removed; the other errors are still there and it still does not continue on into the configuration/installation menus.
So it continues and prompts me that the computer will be automatically rebooted. nick On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 04:37:15PM -0500, Nick wrote:<br>> <br>> I am attempting to upgrade my system from 4.9 to 5.3-RELEASE. I removed my<br>> 4.9 partition using /stand/sysinstall. Next, I booted from the mininstall CD, <br>> and a menu with the beastie and seven boot options is presented. When I <br>> attempt any of the boot options, it gives errors and warns me of an "Automatic <br>> reboot in 15 seconds". <br>> <br>> The lines leading up to this warning are:<br>> ***<br>> ep0: eeprom failed ot come ready.<br>> ep0: ep_alloc() failed! (6)<br>> panic: resource_list_release: resource entry is not busy<br>> Uptime: 1s<br>> Shutting down ACPI<br>> ****<br>> <br>> If I choose too boot without ACPI, then that particular warning is removed. <br><br>OK, so can't you just do this? Many older systems do not support ACPI<br>properly (i.e. they only support it to the level required to run<br>windows), so you just need to disable it to run FreeBSD on them.<br><br>Kris<br>Attachment: Attachment (0.19KB)<br> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
