kern/120253: kernel crashes after hard disk geometry while probing devices displayed

[Andreas Wirooks]

>Number:         120253
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       kernel crashes after hard disk geometry while probing devices displayed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Feb 04 12:50:01 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Andreas Wirooks
>Release:        7.0rc1
>Organization:
>Environment:
mainboard: ASUS CUSL2-C
CHIPSET: Intel 815
CPU: Pentium 3 933mhz
RAM: 512MB a mix between one 128MB 133-222 & one 128MB 133-333 and one 256MB 133-333
GPU: 3DFX VOODOO 3 3000 AGP 16MB 166MHZ
SOUND: Creative Labs Soundblaster 512 (EMU10K1)
TV: generic BT848
DVD: LITE-ON DVD SHD 16P1S
DVD-RW: NEC-DVD-RW ND4571A
FLOPPY: Teac 1.44MB
HD: Seagate 40GB
>Description:
FreeBSD 6.3 works but BETA4 of 7.0 and RC1 of 7.0 both crash at the end of the kernel or beginning of the installation procedure. I can't detect it well and the part of the text where the crash occurs is overwritten with the "go nowhere without my init" crash message. The last thing i see is something concerning the harddisk geometry and then the probing devices message box and then the crash. even if it is already the installationprogram i think the category kern is right because it is the kernal that crashes. Please forgive me that i can't give any further information but this is my first try with freebsd, i have WIN98SE on my HD and tried FreeBSD 6.3 on my free space and want to swap when i have more time. I tried my first steps (i have some experience with slackware 3.5 wich i used 4 years for internet and writing) and tried dosbox, wine, vice and uae because i am a retrogames lover and have many old dos, windows, c64 and amiga games wich should run. Otherwise everything 
 i need and use alreay on win98 like Firefox, Thunderbird & lightning, etc run native on FreeBSD. Because i am a beginner with FreeBSD i am a bit stuck because the crash is in the Kernal and so i can't send you any form of log. If there is an option to create one please let me know and i create one. By the way i used the file 7.0-RC1-i386-bootonly.iso to boot the cd but i had the same trouble with the disc1 of beta 4. I also tried hard and soft reset on my PC.
Regards,
Andreas Wirooks
>How-To-Repeat:
Happen's everytime.
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