Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:34:04 +0000 From: Mike Scott <mike@scottsonline.org.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems booting 8.x kernel Message-ID: <4D7F409C.1080303@scottsonline.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20110315211319.A36648@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <4D7DE88C.9070405@scottsonline.org.uk> <AANLkTik%2BshOH_1u03NCKZWTcZzwF6CwDveiMQdTuxAYZ@mail.gmail.com> <4D7F374F.3060404@scottsonline.org.uk> <20110315211319.A36648@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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On 15/03/11 10:17, Ian Smith wrote: > On Tue, 15 Mar 2011, Mike Scott wrote: > > > I think I'll have to give up because I'm out of ideas, settle for a linux > > kernel on this particular target h/w, and just hope this issue doesn't > > affect another machine I have which is due for imminent upgrade from 6.2 to > > 8.x. > > Does it boot ok on 7.4? Might that be suitable for this box's purpose? Don't know about booting. I'm looking at multiple installations, which confuses me as much as anyone :-) The small server currently running 6.2 I need^W want to get up to 8.x for the userland camera support. The desktop I've mostly been referring to previously is a testbed before I consider buying new hardware - I want to get a system installed, write some software and get it all running before committing to significant (at least for me!) expense. The problem being that I see some advantage in trying debian kfreebsd (I need alsaplayer, and assume this would be available) - which uses an 8.1 kernel and is where all this started because it wouldn't boot! If pushed, I'd probably drop back to straight debian/linux, but I'd rather stick with something I know a little about; besides I happen to like freebsd :-) Does that make some sort of sense?? -- Mike Scott Harlow, Essex, England
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