FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-05 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
I'm a new FreeBSD user, just tested it on an old i386, and want to switch from Slackware linux to FreeBSD or NetBSD. I wanted to install FreeBSD on my new Shuttle SN95G5: the AMD64 cdrom # 1 boots, but a message tells me that no kernel can be loaded. I get a command line wit "boot", "ls", 'load',

FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-05 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: / I'm a new FreeBSD user, just tested it on an old i386, and want to />/ switch from Slackware linux to FreeBSD or NetBSD. />/ I wanted to install FreeBSD on my new Shuttle SN95G5: the AMD64 cdrom # />/ 1 boots, but a message tells me that no

Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-05 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
Crispy Beef wrote: Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: / I'm a new FreeBSD user, just tested it on an old i386, and want to />/ switch from Slackware linux to FreeBSD or NetBSD. />/ I wanted to install FreeBSD on my new Shuttle SN95G5: the AMD64 cd

Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-05 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
Crispy Beef wrote: Jean-Baptiste Potonnier wrote: Crispy Beef wrote: Just booted my AMD64 system with the install CD from the link above and got into sysinstall no problem, booted the kernel (with ACPI) and could see all hardware being detected nicely. I remember when I first had the

Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-06 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
Crispy Beef wrote: When the install CD boots, you normally get presented with a menu (same on an installed FreeBSD system) which allows you to choose to boot the system with; 1) ACPI Disabled 2) ACPI Enabled...a safe mode etc. etc. If you are not getting to that then it sound like you migh

Re: FreeBSD 6.0 and Shuttle AMD64

2006-01-09 Thread Jean-Baptiste Potonnier
OK, FreeBSD runs great on this machine. The problem was my CD burner... Thanks to Crispy Beef for his answers, and please excuse me for noise on the list. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd