Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Alex Mayfield wrote: Next, Use Load Fail-Safe Defaults and try FreeBSD. This worked. It booted fine, I got FreeBSD set up, X set up, some programs set up and sound working after going back into the BIOS and turning sound and USB and other vital stuff back on. I'm only running into a few problems, such as my BIOS complaining every time I run the bootloader about the MBR changing, and the fact that I have to use ESC instead of ALT to change windows in irssi. But nothing I can't figure out on my own. Thank you all for your help. Glad you got there. Re: MBR. Most BIOSes have some option about boot block virus protection which could cause what you describe. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Nikolas Britton wrote: On 2/24/06, Alex Zbyslaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Mayfield wrote: I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything else I can try? If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. Your mainboard has two primary models and also goes by other names: 755FXK8AA-8EKRS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-8EKRS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-8EKRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-8EKRS 755FXK8AA-ERS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-6ELRS, a.k.a K8S755FXA-ERS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-ERS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-6ELRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-ERS Flash the BIOS with the newest version and try FreeBSD. I had the latest version. However... Next, Use Load Fail-Safe Defaults and try FreeBSD. This worked. It booted fine, I got FreeBSD set up, X set up, some programs set up and sound working after going back into the BIOS and turning sound and USB and other vital stuff back on. I'm only running into a few problems, such as my BIOS complaining every time I run the bootloader about the MBR changing, and the fact that I have to use ESC instead of ALT to change windows in irssi. But nothing I can't figure out on my own. Thank you all for your help. -Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Alex Mayfield wrote: I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything else I can try? If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. hth, --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
On 2/24/06, Alex Zbyslaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Mayfield wrote: I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything else I can try? If 6.1 and 5.4 fail then it seems really likely that 5.5 will fail too. In your shoes I would start changing BIOS options one at a time - anything that might have an effect like ACPI, memory holes, making sure plug 'n' play is off. I'm no expert on that kind of thing. If no-one here has any better ideas then you could also try re-posting on the freebsd-hardware list and see if anyone there can help. You could also check that there is no newer BIOS for the mobo. Your mainboard has two primary models and also goes by other names: 755FXK8AA-8EKRS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-8EKRS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-8EKRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-8EKRS 755FXK8AA-ERS: a.k.a. K8S755FXA-6ELRS, a.k.a K8S755FXA-ERS http://www.foxconnchannel.com/productsDownload_motherboard2.cfm?pMotherboard=755FXK8AA-ERS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-6ELRS%3Cbr%3EAlso%20known%20as%20K8S755FXA-ERS Flash the BIOS with the newest version and try FreeBSD. Next, Use Load Fail-Safe Defaults and try FreeBSD. If those don't work change these settings and try again: Advanced BIOS Features Menu: Gate A20 Option = Normal APIC Mode = Disabled MPS Version Control For OS = Try a Diffrent Setting Video BIOS Shadow = Disabled SIS OnChip PCI Device Menu: SIS USB Controller = Disabled SIS AC97 Audio = Disabled SIS S/W Modem = Disabled SIS Serial ATA Controller = Disabled Onboard SuperIO Device Menu: Lan Controller = Disabled Onboard FDC Controller = Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1/2 = Disabled Onboard Parallel Port = Disabled Power Management Setup Menu: ACPI function = Disabled PnP/PCI Configurations Menu: Reset Configuration Data = Enabled --- Your best bets are: APIC Mode = Disabled ACPI function = Disabled And Disable all the Hardware listed above You should be booting FreeBSD with verbose output too -- BSD Podcasts @ http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
On 2/22/06, Alex Mayfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm rather new to FreeBSD, and have been wanting to try it out. However, I am unable to boot from either the i386 6.0-RELEASE bootonly or the i386 6.0-RELEASE disc 1 CD. I'm running an Athlon 64 3000+ on a WinFast 755FXK8AA motherboard (Socket 939, SiS 755 North Bridge, SiS 964 South Bridge). The boot CD dies right after ago0: figures out my SiS 755 with: panic: pmap_mapdev: Couldn't alloc kernel virtual memory. Having searched for my problem before posting, I found that another individual has had a similar problem to mine: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20060122170123.I76421 I followed his initiative and tried the boot option that didn't use ACPI. No dice. I also checked the MD5 of both CD's and they checked out fine. Finally, I tried to boot the amd64 version of FreeBSD, and this time it booted just fine and I got to an installation screen. However, given the fact that there are no nvidia drivers for the 64 bit version, and certain programs being unavalable for amd64, I'd really just prefer to use the i386 version instead. Your not using the right install CDs. You have an AMD 64-Bit chip so you can't (AFAIK) use the I386 Release. Maybe there is a setting in the BIOS for I386 compat, I have no experience with AMD's 64-Bit chips so this is just a guess. Or try disabling ACPI and everything else in the BIOS etc... That's the price you pay for being an early adopter, you don't need nvidia gfx for an Opteron server. ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-amd64/6.1/ -- BSD Podcasts @ http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Nikolas Britton wrote: Your not using the right install CDs. You have an AMD 64-Bit chip so you can't (AFAIK) use the I386 Release. Maybe there is a setting in the BIOS for I386 compat, I have no experience with AMD's 64-Bit chips so this is just a guess. Or try disabling ACPI and everything else in the BIOS etc... That's the price you pay for being an early adopter, you don't need nvidia gfx for an Opteron server. This is not correct. An i386 version of FreeBSD runs just dandy on 64-bit Athlons (or 64 bit Intel for that matter) even if this release is failing on this specific system. All current 64-bit PC processors are backwards compatible with i386. I would try the i386 6.1 PRERELEASE CD, the 5.4 RELEASE and the 5.5 PRERELEASE in order and see if any of them worked. Or try limiting your google by including the sis 754 and see if finds any help. There are mentions of 754 problems being fixed in 6-STABLE but I didn't look closely enough to know if they would help you. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
On 2/23/06, Alex Zbyslaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nikolas Britton wrote: Your not using the right install CDs. You have an AMD 64-Bit chip so you can't (AFAIK) use the I386 Release. Maybe there is a setting in the BIOS for I386 compat, I have no experience with AMD's 64-Bit chips so this is just a guess. Or try disabling ACPI and everything else in the BIOS etc... That's the price you pay for being an early adopter, you don't need nvidia gfx for an Opteron server. This is not correct. An i386 version of FreeBSD runs just dandy on 64-bit Athlons (or 64 bit Intel for that matter) even if this release is failing on this specific system. All current 64-bit PC processors are backwards compatible with i386. I would try the i386 6.1 PRERELEASE CD, the 5.4 RELEASE and the 5.5 PRERELEASE in order and see if any of them worked. Or try limiting your google by including the sis 754 and see if finds any help. There are mentions of 754 problems being fixed in 6-STABLE but I didn't look closely enough to know if they would help you. I see, do the Intel EMT-64 chips use the amd64 release too? And what did he mean by certain programs being unavalable for amd64, what are the major ones? -- BSD Podcasts @ http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Nikolas Britton wrote: I see, do the Intel EMT-64 chips use the amd64 release too? And what did he mean by certain programs being unavalable for amd64, what are the major ones? There seems to be an IA-64 which I guess is Intel. Only buy AMD chips myself, so I'm a bit hazy on that. I'm sure freebsd.org has the answer somewhere :-) Major programs include java, and I think, Linux 32-bit compatibility. You can see a complete list of ports which fail to build at http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/ e.g. the ones not building under 5-STABLE for AMD64 are in http://pointyhat.freebsd.org/errorlogs/amd64-5-failure.html. Of course, some of those packages just fail to build anywhere! But lack of java and nvidia are big stumblers for many who might otherwise try 64-bit on a desktop. For a pure server, given the time, I'd certainly experiment with 64-bit. Unfortunately, all my pure servers run Linux - not through choice :-( You described 64-bit chips as bleeding edge, but I really don't think they are any more. Dual cores may be bleeding edge and SLI may be bleeding edge, but bog standard 64-bit processors running a 32-bit OS are dead common and usually seem to work. No doubt there are some chipsets/motherboards that are worse than others, but that's the same for any architecture. Buying anything to run FreeBSD well has always been a matter of checking the hardware lists carefully and backing that up with google. 8 months ago I had no trouble finding an AMD 939 64 bit motherboard that would work well with FreeBSD. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can't seem to boot from 6.0-RELEASE
Alex Zbyslaw wrote: Nikolas Britton wrote: Your not using the right install CDs. You have an AMD 64-Bit chip so you can't (AFAIK) use the I386 Release. Maybe there is a setting in the BIOS for I386 compat, I have no experience with AMD's 64-Bit chips so this is just a guess. Or try disabling ACPI and everything else in the BIOS etc... That's the price you pay for being an early adopter, you don't need nvidia gfx for an Opteron server. This is not correct. An i386 version of FreeBSD runs just dandy on 64-bit Athlons (or 64 bit Intel for that matter) even if this release is failing on this specific system. All current 64-bit PC processors are backwards compatible with i386. I would try the i386 6.1 PRERELEASE CD, the 5.4 RELEASE and the 5.5 PRERELEASE in order and see if any of them worked. Or try limiting your google by including the sis 754 and see if finds any help. There are mentions of 754 problems being fixed in 6-STABLE but I didn't look closely enough to know if they would help you. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have tried both the 6.1 and 5.4 CD's, both of them bombing at the exact same point the 6.0 boot failed. I'll try 5.5 sometime tomorrow, though I kinda doubt it would make a difference. Is there anything else I can try? -Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
