Can't First Install FreeBSD 5.2 Release

[Doug White]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Imam Akhadi wrote:

> I was install FreeBSD 5.2 on Hewlett Packard : Intel Xeon Dual Proc PIII 550
> Mem 256, the drives are Seagate Cheetah 9,1 GB ... no RAID involved, its
> just straight drives using the motherboard's onboard SCSI controller
> AIC7880, I have found error on SCSI SCBs by default boot only, but I can
> install successfully on safe mode, non ACPI, etc. So I am rebooting my
> server, but I till found a error on defult boot only. I've tried to
> recompile kernel, but no defferent... so still error...

Is this a NetServer or a Compaq?  I've run FreeBSD on several NetServers
without problems.

> Here is the problem, I'm having :
>
[...]
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dump Card State Ends >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

This is some sort of SCSI fault. Check cables and termination, and any
messages output before the dump of the card state.

> Can someone tell me whether or not this is indicative of a hardware, or
> software, problem?

Probably hardware.

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