fBSD on Duron

[Nikolas Britton]

Cristi Tauber wrote:

>Vadim Maksimenko wrote:
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>>Do you get kind of these messages at boot time?:
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>     I got just the first line ....
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>npx0: [FAST]
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>  then it stops . Setup hangs with no other error. the CPU in at 1600Mhz ....
>and is not overclocked !
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I'm assuming your trying to install freebsd...

Have you tried verbose logging and safe mode from the boot menu yet?
Next step, Download a copy of the FreeBSD boot only i386 iso and check 
that the md5 checksums match before you burn it to CD, after it's burnt 
verify the data. and then try booting that.
Next step, set all BIOS setting to there defaults (safe defaults, not 
optimized defaults) and disable acpi/power management in the bios.
Next step, disable all non essential (non essential to boot) options in 
the bios, floppy drive controller, cpu L1 and/or L2 cache, bios 
shadowing, video shadowing, Gate A20, enable long post test, USB 
controller, sound (if onboard), system bios cacheing, video bios cacheing
video cacheing etc. etc..
Next step, remove all non essential components from the computer, the 
only things you need are cpu, mainboard, ram, video, keyboard (this ones 
optional), and a cdrom drive to boot from, everything else needs to go.
Next step, move the cd-rom to the primary IDE channel or swap out the 
CD-Rom drive and/or switch to primary IDE channel, also jumper it to 
"master".
(most of the steps below are not likely as you said it was "running 
winXP smoothly" before)
Next step, underclock CPU and RAM.
Next step, swap out or play with the RAM (if you have multiple sticks).
Next step, try a new mainboard or try a new cpu.
Next step, try a new cpu or try a new mainboard.
Next step, try a new cpu and a new mainboard.
Next step, The problem is the power supply or the video card as there is 
nothing else you can do.

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>>npx0: [FAST]
>>npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
>>npx0: INT 16 interface
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>>If yes, ACPI is next that may be cause of a problem.
>>If no, Duron is not compatible with FreeBSD or vice versa. I hope, it is not
>>overclocked in your box.
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"Almost all i386-compatible processors are supported. All Intel 
processors beginning with the 80386 are supported, including the 80386, 
80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4, and 
variants thereof, such as the Xeon and Celeron processors. (However, 
FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE and later no longer support the 80386SX processor.) 
All i386-compatible AMD processors are also supported, including the 
Am486, Am5x86, K5, K6 (and variants), Athlon (including Athlon-MP, 
Athlon-XP, Athlon-4, and Athlon Thunderbird), and Duron processors. The 
AMD Élan SC520 embedded processor is supported. The Transmeta Crusoe is 
recognized and supported, as are i386-compatible processors from Cyrix 
and NexGen."

>>Yours faithfully, Vadim Maksimenko.
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Cristi Tauber" <cristi.tauber at sbhost.ro>
>>To: "FreeBSD Question" <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
>>Cc: "Vadim Maksimenko" <vadimax at policija.lt>
>>Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:32 AM
>>Subject: Re: fBSD on Duron
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>>>       If i don't make a mistake npx0 is maht (co)processor. My NIC is a
>>>3COM
>>>SOHO and i don't have problems with it. Before i try to install BSD, that
>>>machine was running winXP smoothly.
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