Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:57:26 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Cc: Anton Zavrin <anton@atoyf.com> Subject: Re: Hardware is compatible with FreeBSD 4.x but fails on FreeBSD 6.x Message-ID: <200601031257.26813.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <A2DE6AC6670EB945B0459EF320D39E5936F2@dune.exch.local> References: <A2DE6AC6670EB945B0459EF320D39E5936F2@dune.exch.local>
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On Saturday 31 December 2005 04:32 pm, Anton Zavrin wrote: > Hello, > > > > Can someone provide some input on such phenomena. > > > > I tried to install FreeBSD 6.0 on the same computer that is currently > running FreeBSD 4.10, but when I try to wipe existing harddrive clean it > says no HDDs found, also, advising me to check if my HDD controller is > supported or something in that spirit. > > > > This is from dmesg on that PC: > > atapci0: <VIA 8235 ATA133 controller> port 0xfc00-0xfc0f at device 17.1 > on pci0 > > ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > > ata1: at 0x170 irq 15 on atapci0 > > > > I checked FreeBSD hardware notes for 6.0 and didn't see any references > for this controller. Does it mean I must change my motherboard to > install 6.0 or/and up? Is there anyway that you could capture the dmesg from the 6.0 boot perhaps using a serial console? -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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