Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 11:13:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Jin Guojun (DSD staff) <jin@george.lbl.gov> To: jhb@FreeBSD.ORG, kbyanc@posi.net Cc: Bryan.Bradsby@capnet.state.tx.us, bugs@FreeBSD.ORG, cshenton@uucom.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, jin@george.lbl.gov Subject: Re: AMD k7-750 + ASUS K7V Message-ID: <200006301813.e5UIDPj05227@portnoy.lbl.gov>
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John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: } > } >> > A friend had a similar install: k7-700 k7v. I think he had to disable } >> > bios virus checking and/or the following hack. Let bios boot without } >> > the floppy then fail. After it says "insert system disk" or whatever, } >> > insert the floppy and hit return. One of these or the combo got him running } . } >> } >> A little summary: } >> } >> To disable the BIOS virus protection is the key to make installation working } >> on AMD-K7 + ASUS K7V for all versions after 3.5 and 4.x. } >> } >> But this seems a bug because 2.2.8-RELEASE can install on such new hardware. } >> When 2.2.x branch was out of archive, the K7 even has not born yet. } >> So, must be the new installation introducing a bug to cause the problem. } >> } >> Here to thank all people has replied for the help, } >> } > } > One quick addendum, I believe that is this fixed in -current. John } > Baldwin and I tackled this a couple of weeks ago. } } Except that I b0rked it in that the jne after the failing cmp to test } for instructions with the 0x0f prefix jumped to the wrong target. } Rev 1.19 that I committed today should actually work. :P The 5.0-20000630-CURRENT boots on this platform now with/without "boot virus detection"; but it failed at starting the MENU : the screen is blue forever, if hit the ENTER key, it says : Probing devices: please wait (this can take a while) and then reboot the system with/without "boot virus detection" enabled. It is a generic failure on all platforms. On a generic system, the above message will show up and following another message at the bottom -- Fatal Error: Unable to open disk md1 -- PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT This version installation floppies also failed on K6-II with VA-503+ M/B, It (deadly) hangs on the changing kern.flp to mfsroot.flp. -Jin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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