FreeBSD on Dell PE850

[Derek Ragona]

Opps, I am bad!  I guess I always just alt+f through the keys until I see 
the screen

         -Derek


At 11:12 AM 8/22/2006, John Nielsen wrote:
>When running sysinstall from the FreeBSD CD the debug screen is at Alt-F2.
>
>JN
>
>On Tuesday 22 August 2006 12:02, Derek Ragona wrote:
> > The debug screen should not be blank, in addition to this error message you
> > will see all the output from the install up to that point.
> >
> > If this is a new install, I would blank the hard disk, and try a fresh
> > install.  As the install is running check the debug screen periodically.
> >
> >          -Derek
> >
> > At 10:57 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote:
> > >The debug screen is blank.
> > >
> > >To verify I had a good download I went to a different mirror site and
> > >downloaded the boot-only cd and had the same problems.
> > >
> > >Thron
> > >
> > >Derek Ragona <derek at computinginnovations.com> wrote:
> > >>What was on the debug screen? alt+F4 gets you to that screen.
> > >>
> > >>-Derek
> > >>
> > >>At 10:36 AM 8/22/2006, unixforums 1 wrote:
> > >> >I am having several problems loading 6.1 on a Dell PE 850 w/an Adaptec
> > >> >39160 scsi card and a single scsi drive. When I install from the boot
> > >> > only cd, I get the error "Unable to transfer the base distribution
> > >> > from acd0. Do you want to retry again" and it won't go any further.
> > >> >
> > >> >When I install using the 6.1 disk one I get the error "Add of package
> > >> >linux_base-8-8.01-14 aborted, error code 1 - Please check the debug
> > >> > screen for info" and when the system boots I the kernel will not load.
> > >> > This happens weather I install the linux compatible module or not.
> > >> >
> > >> >However I can install 6.0 without a problem and it seems to run like a
> > >>
> > >> champ.
> > >>
> > >> >Any ideas?
> > >> >Thron
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > >> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Josh Paetzel
> > >> >Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 4:34 PM
> > >> >To: questions at freebsd.org
> > >> >Subject: FreeBSD on Dell PE850
> > >> >
> > >> >Does anybody have any experience running FBSD 6.x on a PE850? I'm
> > >> >specifically wondering about support for their base-configuration
> > >> >onboard NIC and their CERC SATA RAID controller.
> > >> >
> > >> >--
> > >> >Thanks,
> > >> >
> > >> >Josh Paetzel
> > >> >
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