Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:44:59 -0400 From: "Richard G. Roberto" <richard_g_roberto@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [re-post]can't upgrade to 4.2-RELEASE from 3.2 (system resets) Message-ID: <F181PHsWocMMXK6J2DJ00005d51@hotmail.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, I sent this last week but didn't get a response. Should I post this to -hackers? Do I need to subscribe there to post (I guess it would make sense if I want a response)? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, rgr >Hi, >I'm trying to upgrade my Micron Powerdigm XSU from 3.2-RELEASE to >4.2-RELEASE by booting off the 4.2 CD, but I'm having problems. >Here's the hardware: >Preston - Dual Pentium II ATX Motherboard >Adaptec 2940UW PCI/SCSI card >Plextor 12/20x CDROM drive >EIDE controller on the motherboard with no devices attached >Creative Labs AWE64 sound card >Diamond Fire GL 1000 (Permedia 2) video card >All but the sound card work fine under 3.2, but when I go to upgrade to 4.2 >(by booting off the 4.2 CD), I never get past kernel selection. When I get >to the screen asking to configure the kernel, no matter what I do (custom >configure, or skip configuration), once I get past that screen, the probing >starts, takes a while, then the system just resets (though in a funky way >-- it doesn't reboot, but I lose video signal as though I had pushed the >reset button). >Stranger still, I can't power off the system once its in this state, but >the reset button works! (as does removing the power cord) >Does anyone have any ideas on why this may be happenning? I did a search >in the archives and didn't really see anything specific to this. I also >had a look at GNATS and saw BudIDs kern/23535 and misc/23873 that seemd >similar, but these are still open. >I don't know how to gather more data, especially since the system resets >the way it does. >Any help will be greatly appreciated. >Cheers, >rgr _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?F181PHsWocMMXK6J2DJ00005d51>