Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:02:01 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: unixforums 1 <unixforums@yahoo.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD on Dell PE850 Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060822110004.02583748@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <20060822155715.1317.qmail@web39113.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <6.0.0.22.2.20060822104339.02606b20@mail.computinginnovations.com> <20060822155715.1317.qmail@web39113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
The debug screen should not be blank, in addition to this error message you
will see all the output from the install up to that point.
If this is a new install, I would blank the hard disk, and try a fresh
install. As the install is running check the debug screen periodically.
-Derek
At 10:57 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote:
>The debug screen is blank.
>
>To verify I had a good download I went to a different mirror site and
>downloaded the boot-only cd and had the same problems.
>
>Thron
>
>
>Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote:
>>What was on the debug screen? alt+F4 gets you to that screen.
>>
>>-Derek
>>
>>
>>
>>At 10:36 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote:
>> >I am having several problems loading 6.1 on a Dell PE 850 w/an Adaptec
>> >39160 scsi card and a single scsi drive. When I install from the boot only
>> >cd, I get the error "Unable to transfer the base distribution from acd0.
>> >Do you want to retry again" and it won't go any further.
>> >
>> >When I install using the 6.1 disk one I get the error "Add of package
>> >linux_base-8-8.01-14 aborted, error code 1 - Please check the debug screen
>> >for info" and when the system boots I the kernel will not load. This
>> >happens weather I install the linux compatible module or not.
>> >
>> >However I can install 6.0 without a problem and it seems to run like a
>> champ.
>> >
>> >Any ideas?
>> >Thron
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Josh Paetzel
>> >Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:34 PM
>> >To: questions@freebsd.org
>> >Subject: FreeBSD on Dell PE850
>> >
>> >Does anybody have any experience running FBSD 6.x on a PE850? I'm
>> >specifically wondering about support for their base-configuration
>> >onboard NIC and their CERC SATA RAID controller.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Josh Paetzel
>> >
>> >
>> > __________________________________________________
>> >Do You Yahoo!?
>> >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>> >http://mail.yahoo.com
>> >_______________________________________________
>> >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
>> >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
>> >To unsubscribe, send any mail to
>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>> >
>> >--
>> >This message has been scanned for viruses and
>> >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
>> >believed to be clean.
>> >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
>>
>>--
>>This message has been scanned for viruses and
>>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
>>believed to be clean.
>>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
>>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>
>__________________________________________________
>Do You Yahoo!?
>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>http://mail.yahoo.com
>--
>This message has been scanned for viruses and
>dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/>MailScanner, and is
>believed to be clean.
>MailScanner thanks <http://www.transtec.co.uk/>transtec Computers for
>their support.
--
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
believed to be clean.
MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?6.0.0.22.2.20060822110004.02583748>