Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:44:19 -0500 (CDT) From: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org> To: Jonathan Walther <krooger@debian.org> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: k6-2/400 and 2.2x Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990411194327.440A-100000@pub2.mfn.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990411173819.3472A-100000@localhost>
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I would consider this, *except*, I have the same problem on a preloaded hard drive as well... <<<shrug>>> Thanks for the thought tho! J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org -- If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... -------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Jonathan Walther wrote: :Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:39:20 -0700 (PDT) :From: Jonathan Walther <krooger@debian.org> :To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> :Cc: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org>, : rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG :Subject: Re: k6-2/400 and 2.2x : : :maybe you need Jesus Monroy's "New *BSD floppy driver". : :Jonathan : :On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: : :> On Sunday, 11 April 1999 at 10:48:34 -0500, Missouri FreeNet Administration wrote: :> >>> Is there any known incompatability with this processor and 2.2.5R? I am :> >>> having problems on this platform, on more than one machine. :> >> :> >> Nope... whats your problem? :> > :> > We just purchased an Asus P5AB motherboard and K6-2/400 for a new FBSD :> > server. We can boot and install from the CD, *but*, we are unable to boot :> > FBSD from either floppy or hard drive. One read and the machine freezes. :> > Why on earth I should be able to read and run from CD nad not from :> > magnetic media is beyond me, but... :> :> It's not that simple. :> :> > Even thought the problem is the same on both floppies and hard drives, :> > I've tried altering the hard drive mode just for the hell of it: no :> > effect. LBA/Normal/Large/Auto all give the same response. I've tried :> > turning off UDMA, block reads, etc., all to no effect. This machine :> > passes all diagnostics, and loads/runs RHL5.2, and Win NT4.0/SP4 without :> > any errors or problems of any kind (including the loading of the boot :> > sector from floppies). :> :> What kind of disks and controller are you using? What chipset? Does :> it freeze, or does it hang? For example, can you still toggle the :> NumLock light on the keyboard? What bus speed are you using? Does it :> still occur if you go back to a 66 MHz bus speed? :> :> I suppose it's possible that there is an incompatibility with 2.2.5R, :> just that we haven't seen it, and it's unlikely to be directly related :> to the processor. But it would still make sense to install :> FreeBSD-3.1, since you're not going to get much help following a real :> bug in 2.2.5. :> :> Greg :> -- :> When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. :> For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html :> See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers :> finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key :> :> :> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message :> : : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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