From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 22 05:39:02 2005 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 1020716A41C for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:39:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jjvaughan@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B95C343D4C for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:39:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jjvaughan@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 69so112748wra for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=RxmF6i0jUJyErrzwYAzStHXBTlkeCJwjzUXnMTtu+VxCLTt7AraS3kmMYkmQn3jmZR8ByVrJip5f/+gjsUtazZzp6fZC3ni80ReSwxz8sg/r+x10ow4nEUGEHbc89bEVrY6gQC/RzHRbwuWDxGZbA7dfQXb7h4HiswjayFtH+Fs= Received: by 10.54.73.12 with SMTP id v12mr242251wra; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.54.106.20 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:39:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 01:39:01 -0400 From: John Vaughan To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <1608562575.20050622004706@rulez.sk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <000001c576b1$df536280$2d00a8c0@phobos> <1608562575.20050622004706@rulez.sk> Subject: Re: Re[2]: 5.4 Installation Problems on Dell GX280 - Fatal trap 12 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: John Vaughan List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:39:02 -0000 Thanks Stuart for reminding me of my alternative install options.=20 I'll try installing over serial tomorrow. I've never had to install off anything but a CD, so it will be a good learning experience for me anyway. Now to just dig out that old 486 and track down a Null modem cable. . . . Daniel, I'm still a little stumped why you were able to install 5.4 on a GX280 without any problems. Maybe there is some slight variation in the Dell systems even though they are the same model #. Who knows?=20 Or maybe a slight difference in our BIOS configs. At least there is a workaround - if not a very convient one. -John =20 > > I've had a nightmare trying to get 5.4 (also tried 5.3) to work on a > > Dell GX280 - which had exactly the same problem. In the end, I ended up > > using a serial link to get the install done and then got inetd setup so > > that I could troubleshoot over the network. >=20 > > This didn't help long term as the keyboard didn't work once I'd > > restarted after finishing the install. I stumbled on this script which > > seemed to do the trick: >=20 > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-October/02277= 1 > > .html >=20 > > I used telnet to get at rc.conf - but there probably are other better > > ways. >=20 > > It seems a shame that Dell (and other manufacturers) are phasing out ol= d > > 'legacy' hardware like the good ol' PS/2 ports. It's just a good job > > that they didn't kill the serial port on this particular machine! (yet) >=20 > that sux, indeed :-( >=20 > > Hope this helps, > > Stuart >=20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Vaughan [mailto:jjvaughan@gmail.com] > > Sent: 21 June 2005 22:10 > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: 5.4 Installation Problems on Dell GX280 - Fatal trap 12 >=20 > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.4 on a Dell GX280 and am getting a > > Fatal trap 12 supervisor write, page not present error. From what > > I've read, this is an ACPI problem which I could disable if I had a > > PS2 port, but the GX280 doesn't have them. Has anyone gotten 5.4 to > > run properly on a GX280 using option 7 to boot with usb keyboard? >=20 > > -John >=20 > So long, I can say that I'm able to use gx280 on 5.4. I was able to > install it from CD with usb keyboard using option 7 - boot with usb > keyboard. No fatal trap 12. The only problem I had is that I wan't > able to use HTT. >=20 > (but it was my fault I think :-) and since it is considered to be > harmful and it doesn't really boost up machine's performance, I'm > not solving it.) >=20 > -- > Best Regards, >=20 > DanGer, ICQ: 261701668 | e-mail protecting at: http://www.2pu.net/ > http://danger.rulez.sk | proxy list at: http://www.proxy-web.com= / > | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! >=20 > [ Fight Crime: Don't dial 911, shoot back!! ] >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >