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Date:      Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:21:29 -0600
From:      "Brian Duke" <brian@box201.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   help with a failed install
Message-ID:  <20050623132210.131AD43D48@mx1.FreeBSD.org>

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The BTX loader fails right after the initial setup screen. I press any
option except install prompt and it fails.

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I have :

Gateway ALR 9200

4 processor xeon 500's=20

1 gig ram=20

1 adaptec 3200S scsi card running modified raid 5

6 drives. 2 sets of striped 3 and mirrored.

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I am having a difficult time finding anything that will load in this =
box.=20

I prefer FreeBSD if possible. I've googled for a couple days and didn't =
find
much help.

Can someone help me get past this first hurdle?

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The OS I am loading is currently FreeBSD 5.3=20

I went to adaptec and found some information about FreeBSD 4.11 and  =
tried
that version as well.=20

I can get Solaris 10 to load but it fails to find the raid as a valid =
drive.

Fedora Core 2 also boots and says it can't find a drive.

The Raid boots up fine and builds with no faults.=20

I have an adaptec driver but I need to install enough to pkg_add the =
file.

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When I install a little 850 meg IDE drive and set that to master, Still =
the
btx loader dies. Here is what the final screen says:

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/boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=3D0x3fbfc data=3D0x1c04+0x112c
syms=3D[0x4+0x72f0+0x4+0x97c7]=20

/=20

int=3D0000000d  err=3D00000000  efl=3D00030002  eip=3D00005755

eax=3D00000001  ebx=3D00000008  ecx=3D000039ff  edx=3D00000082=20

esi=3D0000579c  edi=3D0000e873  edi=3D000003ba  esp=3D0000037e=20

cs=3Df000 ds=3D0040 es=3Df000 fs=3D9dc0 gs=3Df000 ss=3D9c46=20

cs:eip=3D2e 0f 01 14 0f 20 c0 0c-01 0f 22 c0 eb 00 8e db

       8e c3 8e e3 8e eb 0f 20-c0 24 fc 0f 22 c0 ea 78

ss:esp=3D11 64 08 00 01 00 00 00-00 f0 c0 9d 02 02 51 e8

       05 00 c2 ee 05 00 00 f0-00 00 1a 7d c4 5e dd e6=20

BTX Halted

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I think I copied all that correctly.

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Has anyone got a quick idea why this fails right off?

Does this mean I need to set the same flags as what Adi Pircalabu =
suggested
in the "help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" thread?

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" When the boot menu appears, try this:

- escape to loader prompt

- set hint.acpi.0.disabled=3D"1"

- set hint.atkbd.0.flags=3D"0x9"

- boot"

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Would this help me? In this case I'm lost here.

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Brian Duke

Blue Incorporated.

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