From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 13 22:17:37 2003 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 36F9237B401 for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:17:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from earthquake.rightsolve.com (lgb-DSL72-cust080.mpowercom.net [208.57.72.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6644B43FCB for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:17:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joseph.grundy@rightsolve.com) X-DisclaimerGenerator: DisclaimIt (1.10.110) on earthquake.rightsolve.com X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: problem with install Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:17:33 -0800 Message-ID: <52A4A27E6D12FA42B419BC981FB06FDF030F90@earthquake.rightsolve.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: problem with install thread-index: AcLT7/AN25wVyqP0TLStldxA5ApX3QAALNpF Importance: normal From: "joseph grundy" To: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello =20 how would I disable acpi? I do not know what it goes to in the bios. =20 Thanks -----Original Message-----=20 From: Thomas Spreng [mailto:spreng@socket.ch]=20 Sent: Thu 2/13/2003 10:10 PM=20 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 Cc:=20 Subject: Re: problem with install =09 =09 Hi, =09 On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 09:55:49PM -0800, joseph grundy wrote: > I am having problems trying to install FreeBSD. > I have installed in before on different machines, but now this is the = only one I have. I would like to have FreeBSD as my main OS on the = machine. >=20 > When I put in the bootable cd and restart the computer, I get to the = boot section where it says > Hit enter or wait 9 seconds to boot >=20 > I hit enter and get the follow > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko test=3D0x3985c data=3D0x1978+0xb2k = sysms=3D[0x4+0x6010+0x4+0x7994 ] > then the line below it is spinning and stops and freezes. =09 it seems that there is a problem with the acpi kernel module. Can you = disable acpi in you bios? If yes, try booting without acpi. Or maybe you can disable = some modules in the boot loader menu (but im not sure about that). =20 > I have tried 4.2, 4.4, 4.7. and 5.0 releases all lock in the same = place. I have windows 2000 server on first 40 gigs of a 60 gig HD. > Inside the machine are > Intel 850 MV motherboard > 2 256 sticks of rambus and 2 dummy cards to terminate unused memory = slots > geforce 3 > Audigy Plat > Intel 10/100 pro NIC > adaptec 2940 scsi card > dvd player ( used for install ) > cdrw scsi > cd rom scsi > secondary 60 gig HD =09 Sorry, these are just suggestions as i dont know where the problem = really is... =09 cheers, tom =09 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message =09 **********PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION********** The information contained in this document is intended solely for use by = the persons or entities identified above. This electronically = transmitted document contains privileged and confidential information = including information which may be protected by the attorney-client = and/or work product privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, = be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the = contents of this transmission is prohibited. If you received this = transmission in error, please delete this message without making a copy. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message