From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 21 02:40:01 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C8071065673 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A18D8FC1B for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o6L2e0Pk063875 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o6L2e0r0063874; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201007210240.o6L2e0r0063874@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, rich leblanc Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEDD41065674 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:33:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6218FC08 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:33:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o6L2XwHr030581 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:33:58 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o6L2Xwdd030580; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:33:58 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201007210233.o6L2Xwdd030580@www.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:33:58 GMT From: rich leblanc To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:21:03 +0000 Cc: Subject: amd64/148805: FreeBSD 7.2, 8.0, and 9.0 hang during install at probing devices X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:40:01 -0000 >Number: 148805 >Category: amd64 >Synopsis: FreeBSD 7.2, 8.0, and 9.0 hang during install at probing devices >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-amd64 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 21 02:40:00 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: rich leblanc >Release: 7.2 release, 8.0 release, 9.0 current >Organization: don't have one >Environment: Can't get installed to get that info AMD64 machine with Seagate ST31000333AS drives >Description: I can boot my system with any OS CD except FreeBSD. Have windows installed on first partition. Drives/system is known good. Works with Windows and Linux and Sun Solaris. I cannot get past the point of device probe. Cannot install FreeBSD at all on my system. I have been told to go to forums, go to mailing lists but no help anywhere for my problem. Please help. >How-To-Repeat: I don't know how it got like this. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: