4.8 on i386
I have a super p6dgs/dbs board that I put two 300mhz pentium 2 processors in. When I get a system info report thru windows 2000 it says I have processor x86 family 6 model 3 stepping 3 genuineIntel ~200Mhz. Is this correct? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: 4.8 on i386
Hi, Frustrations were caused by multiple errors. First 4.8 did have a booting problem with my specific box that has been remedied in 4.9 release. Second (installs falling apart was more frustrating) was fixed by burning the ISO slooowly. Apparently, the buner was having trouble at the same spot everytime I burned an ISO. Lesson learned, don't burn important data at high speed, and don't use cheap media. Otherwise, new solid burn, new install of 4.9 release and we're good to go. install note: the Xserver GUI setup failed due to out of range signal and I had to use the menu. I have I Compaq TFT5000 flat rack monitor and an ATI Mach PRO card. Subject: RE: 4.8 on i386 Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:22:20 -0500 From: Jeffrey Wheat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jeffrey Wheat [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ignore my last post. The kernel is in the same location for 4.8. I was looking at a 5.x machine. Updating the bootstraps may still help all the same. Regards, Jeff -Original Message- From: Jeffrey Wheat Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:16 AM To: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P.; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 4.8 on i386 This seems familiar to a problem I had at one point. There is a change on location of the kernel so I had to install new bootstraps to get around this. See `man disklabel` for info on installing the new bootstraps. Hope this helps, Jeff -Original Message- From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus
Re: 4.8 on i386
hi, And, last night just for kicks I ran uname -v and this showed up FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #0: thur Apr 3 10:53:38 GMT 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC According to this I have 4.8 installed. Can I verify this? Trying to move forward, Dan could be that part of your userland is not in sync with your kernel; i would do a clean make world and make kernel so you can be sure of having ALL upgraded. U can use file to check for which kernel a program is compiled: e.g. pop3d: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD), for FreeBSD 4.2, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped is my late daemon i used before upgrading. booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.8 on i386
Hi, Still haven't resolved the quandry of 8.4 release installation failures on my box. Initially in upgrade there are two firewire extraction failures, then old data is moved to /tmp/etc . Then lots of installs go on, ports get installed, then a number of Xserver dependant files fail to extract. Say no to those and we hum a while longer and the a prompt comes up to the effect of h, couldn't even extract the binary. This installation is considered failed. Aborting Noe I know there's a big difference in partition size limits between 4.2 and 4.8 (4.2 caps out at just under 7 MEG/ mount) but not sure what else to be crashing it. And, last night just for kicks I ran uname -v and this showed up FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #0: thur Apr 3 10:53:38 GMT 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC According to this I have 4.8 installed. Can I verify this? Trying to move forward, Dan Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4.8 on i386
Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.8 on i386
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: 4.8 on i386
This seems familiar to a problem I had at one point. There is a change on location of the kernel so I had to install new bootstraps to get around this. See `man disklabel` for info on installing the new bootstraps. Hope this helps, Jeff -Original Message- From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.8 on i386
Yes, I used the upgrade tool in /stand/sysinstall and then ftp for the upgrade. I tried a clean install from a 4.8 and 4.9 ISO disk and things still collapse with the Xserver required fonts and whatever, then totally fails on the kernel extraction. Can't figure what's up. Dan Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.8 on i386
It might be hardware. Start with http://www.memtest86.com/ On Wed 2003-10-29 (11:31), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I used the upgrade tool in /stand/sysinstall and then ftp for the upgrade. I tried a clean install from a 4.8 and 4.9 ISO disk and things still collapse with the Xserver required fonts and whatever, then totally fails on the kernel extraction. Can't figure what's up. Dan Date sent:Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- /~\ The ASCII ASCII stupid question, get a EBCDIC ANSI. \ / Ribbon Campaign John Oxley X Against HTMLhttp://oxo.rucus.net/ / \ Email! oxo at rucus.ru.ac.za Personally, I'd rather pay for my freedom than live in a bitmapped, pop-up-happy dungeon like NT. -- Thomas Scoville ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.8 on i386
On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 11:31:25AM -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I used the upgrade tool in /stand/sysinstall and then ftp for the upgrade. To upgrade you need to use a fresh version of /stand/sysinstall, not whatever ancient verson happens to be in /stand. For example, old versions didn't know how to install XFree86 4.x. The best way to do this is to download the install floppies for the version you want to update to, and boot those. Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 4.8 on i386
As a relative newbie to unix in general, not sure what the process you described below is to do stepwise rebuilds. I couldn't find any older builds in the 4.x outside of 4.8. I did try a clean install (dumped and repartioned) from a 4.8 RELEASE from an ISO cd and encountered the same problem. Xserver dependants failed and the final prompt h, can't even extract the binary It also failed two firewire modules at the beginning, but I ignored that as unessential. I have the latest revision on the DAC960 raid card, 524 MEG ram, and dual PIII 750s so all of that is more than adequate. I did the mentioned memory test and that's fine. this is pretty frustrating. Dan Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:03:28 -0600 From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copies to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: 4.8 on i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Are there issues with trying to install 4.8 on i386 machines? I've tried upgrading from 4.2 on ISO cd to using the FTP site directly, even tried a clean install from the ISO but the istall continues to fall apart while retrieving anything with the Xserver and the binary itself. I just, this AM, used the FTP direct upgrade (thinking my ISO burn was faulty), skipped through the Xserve stuff that failed and allegedly did a successful upgrade. On reboot I get: booting(kernel)... can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' no bootable kernel ok I have a Mylex 760 raid card, is this the impediment? The 4.2 is successful without a hitch. I have an AMI 3.0 bios, a Super p6dgs/dbs motherboard. I've downloaded the ISO from different FTP sites and still get the same result from ISO install attempts. Any words for the unwise here? thanks, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I won't call you unwise, but it's a lng way from 4.2 to 4.8. If you've still got a 4.2 world and a 4.2 kernel, I'd try to use cvsup/makebuildworld/../../../mergemaster (etc.) to get to 4.4, then 4.6, then 4.8 or 4.9.. Can you explain the phrase FTP direct upgrade a little more clearly? Do you mean using /stand/sysinstall? You may need to wait until some bigger brains see your question : ( Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
