I've had a nightmare trying to get 5.4 (also tried 5.3) to work on a Dell GX280 - which had exactly the same problem. In the end, I ended up using a serial link to get the install done and then got inetd setup so that I could troubleshoot over the network.
This didn't help long term as the keyboard didn't work once I'd restarted after finishing the install. I stumbled on this script which seemed to do the trick: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2003-October/022771 .html I used telnet to get at rc.conf - but there probably are other better ways. It seems a shame that Dell (and other manufacturers) are phasing out old 'legacy' hardware like the good ol' PS/2 ports. It's just a good job that they didn't kill the serial port on this particular machine! (yet) Hope this helps, Stuart -----Original Message----- From: John Vaughan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 June 2005 22:10 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: 5.4 Installation Problems on Dell GX280 - Fatal trap 12 I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.4 on a Dell GX280 and am getting a Fatal trap 12 supervisor write, page not present error. From what I've read, this is an ACPI problem which I could disable if I had a PS2 port, but the GX280 doesn't have them. Has anyone gotten 5.4 to run properly on a GX280 using option 7 to boot with usb keyboard? -John _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
