From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 22 04:46:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 B1E1916A416 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:46:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokyazici@yahoo.co.uk) Received: from web25224.mail.ukl.yahoo.com (web25224.mail.ukl.yahoo.com [217.146.176.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 00AFC43D6E for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:46:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cokyazici@yahoo.co.uk) Received: (qmail 49087 invoked by uid 60001); 22 Oct 2006 04:46:11 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.co.uk; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=LDQjVZND+o6WXMsu98ywHxDbKGlm9r49VTOQuvw8S2gMBmEwd701xAM9O8sPzyPP4OKMMCgfEk61ku2l8Pjxds9MH3KXjvRV9IROWlikCbknVSI9pr/8MjNHf+qzO2UupydV2YsmLUlWNa4Nev//yRX6p/NRUNC9HMmwTZlQCrM= ; Message-ID: <20061022044611.49085.qmail@web25224.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Received: from [87.194.57.229] by web25224.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:46:11 BST Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 05:46:11 +0100 (BST) From: COKYAZICI To: Angelo Turetta , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4539F4F8.5070204@bestunion.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: Re: Problems with SATA 2 hard disk while installing FreeBSD 6.1 RELEASE AMD 64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:46:13 -0000 --- Angelo Turetta wrote: > COKYAZICI wrote: > > Hi, I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 RELEASE AMD > 64 > > on a new computer I bought, it has a ECS C51GM > > motherboard, with one SATA 2 hard disk, and an AMD > > Athlon 64 4200+ X2 on socket AM2. When I boot with > the > > install CD, it crashes before starting the > sysinstall, > > just after it finishes showing the details about > the > > DVD writer, which I presume happens when it's > checking > > for hard disks. > > Although your motherboard seems different, you may > be experiencing the > problem described in: > http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/mid.cgi?450BD996.8090104 > (and referenced > messages) > > Please try one of the 6.2 BETA at the page below > (even the bootonly > mini-image): if it is the same problem it will > recognize your disks. > > http://www.freebsd.org/where.html#helptest > > Angelo. Thanks a lot Angelo, your advice really helped. I downloaded the FreeBSD 6.2 BETA 2 AMD 64 Install ISO (disc 1), which was no problem, it only took me 4 minutes with my connection, anyway, FreeBSD 6.2 BETA 2 AMD 64 detected my SATA 2 hard disk, and installed without any problems, unlike FreeBSD 6.1 RELEASE AMD 64 which crashed when it was searching for my SATA2 hard disk, but downloading 6.1 wasn't a waste either, because 6.2 BETA2 didn't have a big package ISO, disc 2, (only 30 something MB) so I used the packages from FreeBSD 6.1 which seemed to be compatible, because KDE, GNOME, and every other packages I installed worked. I'm so happy that I can use FreeBSD, on this new computer, I really noticed a big improvement in performance, in the AMD 64 version, and it also detected the dual core processor and used both the processors. My only problem now is figuring out how to get the Realtek AL655 6-channel onboard audio and Broadcom AC131 10/100 onbaord LAN working so I can connect to the Internet on FreeBSD with the router, like I used to on my old computer. ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html