From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 4 18:11:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345F6106566C for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:11:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yw0-f190.google.com (mail-yw0-f190.google.com [209.85.211.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFEEA8FC16 for ; Tue, 4 Aug 2009 18:11:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: by ywh28 with SMTP id 28so5763803ywh.27 for ; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:11:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=rP3T2Qy3lVnpgnAQ2At9XRQehWgJTIuhB7ro3+ZjyH0=; b=ogvkoHqylGz5xTHrBP08MIYHr4gxRUd+ZHhNXbreGUphm6Gbfbisl4ft2UrwJaSn5I gVvEU3i890tsXRiQp2XLtxg6Xq9sZdTUqycbzLrSLekVGG/QNTZ0I3BDnj87dGNrFG7V lRhbxO0/3DVGBUQgV0DX7xrQgC1BluCzoOPOI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=A2pCV3v9xT+QtuNCWcZ7qZZpa8RFssB3lUmsnHHE2ITK+1KO5+i1kQzARNA5dxpNB9 IFIb/++7rHp4Io8QvulZ2qKphccYoiNczmzIHgfsU+3cHf42OcQWpjSLxVv6sYj7SPRK 2t+1JMTkAqK/4krsbbjlJax9UfzDZiSNNZGAU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.248.4 with SMTP id v4mr10340324anh.57.1249409498417; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:11:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <0807767D2D53E649827BC55A3A53B067015C3ACD4F5E@exchange.ct.esn.org.za> References: <0807767D2D53E649827BC55A3A53B067015C3ACD4F0D@exchange.ct.esn.org.za> <200908042337.46134.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <0807767D2D53E649827BC55A3A53B067015C3ACD4F5E@exchange.ct.esn.org.za> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:11:38 -0700 Message-ID: <2a41acea0908041111l32a21eaev477988d758da92a@mail.gmail.com> From: Jack Vogel To: David Peall Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Can't install FreeBSD amd64 (intel DP45GS) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:11:41 -0000 On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM, David Peall wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, David Peall wrote: > > > I found the following: > > > http://blog.elitecoderz.net/freebsd-freezes-on-trying-to-mount-root-f > > >rom-ufsdevmd0-and-is-stucked/2009/01/ > > > > > > Which suggests disabling USB2 I don't seem to have that bios option > > > and tried disabling USB completely, but still no joy. (also leaves me > > > without a keyboard ;-) > > > > > > There are no PATA ports for me to mount an older cdrom and there are > > > only USB ports on the motherboard. I'm a bit stuck as to how I > > > should proceed, any ideas welcome. > > > > I did not have any trouble installing on an Intel DQ45CB, however I did > > have a few video driver issues until I upgraded the BIOS. > > > > Do you have the latest BIOS installed? > > > > When you say it's stuck does pressing scrolllock and paging back work? > > No stuck dead no scroll lock, no num lock and no caps lock. Also can't > ctrl+alt+del have to hold power button. > Do you see any I/O lights, meaning if you have a floppy disk is its light on, is the CD or Disk lights on and fluctuating? I assume you reenabled USB yes? :) Jack