Re: Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig (itworks on other systems)
From: Chandler May (hpxchan_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/29/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:11:01 -0600 To: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com>
Yes, it works fine in Gentoo Linux (with the same PS/2 keyboard I am
trying to use to install FreeBSD).
Chandler
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:57:21 +0530, Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chandler May
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:28
> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject: Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig
> > (itworks on other systems)
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I just recently switched to FreeBSD on my primary computer, an Intel
> > Pentium 4 Prescott rig, and I'm loving it. I came from Gentoo Linux,
> > and, if at all possible, I never want to go back.
> >
> > Just a few days ago I set up a dual Intel Xeon Nocona system on the
> > Tyan i7520 (S5360) motherboard. Gentoo Linux installed flawlessly on
> > it, but when I tried FreeBSD, the install disk stopped before it had
> > even fully started. When I select "Verbose Logging" from the start-up
> > menu, it stops immediately after these four lines come up:
> >
> > atkbdc0: <Keyboard Controller (i8042)> port 0x64, 0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
> > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> > kbdc: RESET_KBD return code:00fa
> > kbdc: RESET_KBD return status:00aa
> >
> > I've let it run for hours, but it never gets beyond that point. I'm
> > definitely new to FreeBSD, but I'm relatively familiar with computers
> > in general, so the first line of that message tipped me off, and I
> > decided to try to boot it with ACPI disabled. I did, but it still
> > stopped. Here is the last line that was shown before it stopped:
> >
> > cpu0 on motherboard
> >
> > Does anyone know why this is happening and/or has a solution to solve it?
> >
> > Chandler
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> Looks to me as if the keyboard controller is broken. Does this thing work or
> worked recently in anything else?
>
> Regards
> S.
>
> Indian Institute of Information Technology
> Subhro Sankha Kar
> Block AQ-13/1, Sector V
> Salt Lake City
> PIN 700091
> India
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