From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 21 07:17:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B477016A4CE for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.r.caley.org.uk (82-41-211-19.cable.ubr12.edin.blueyonder.co.uk [82.41.211.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2439143D31 for ; Fri, 21 May 2004 07:17:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rjc@caley.org.uk) Received: from pele.r.caley.org.uk (pele.r.caley.org.uk [10.0.0.12]) by mail.r.caley.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i4LEGv32035189; Fri, 21 May 2004 15:16:57 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rjc@caley.org.uk) Received: from pele.r.caley.org.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pele.r.caley.org.uk (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4LEGuSm027220; Fri, 21 May 2004 15:16:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rjc@pele.r.caley.org.uk) Received: (from rjc@localhost) by pele.r.caley.org.uk (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id i4LEGuh7027219; Fri, 21 May 2004 15:16:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from rjc) Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:16:56 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <200405211416.i4LEGuh7027219@pele.r.caley.org.uk> From: Richard Caley To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu In-Reply-To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu's message of Fri, 21 May 2004 16:44:21 +0300 References: <20040521164421.219f2b2a@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> X-Dragon: Smaug Organisation: Interactive Information Ltd. cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.{8,9,10} Install ad0 READ command error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 14:17:03 -0000 > Did you tried with another HDD ? Does the HDD work on another mobo ? Don't really want to mess with the hardware too much. These are supposed to be identical machines to deliver quickly to a customer as a stop-gap. I'll try with a spare HD this evening, but basicly I just want to get something going on these machines as is as soon as possible, so unless someonone somewhere has a brilliant idea I'll flip a coin between the pain fo Linux and the worry of 5.2. > This could be possible due to acpi support in 5.x; but of course it can > happen also the other way. Did you tried to boot with acpi disable ? Can I do that from the 4.X install CD? Everything seems to be disabled in the BIOS, not that there is much. -- rjc@interactive.co.uk _O_ |<