Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig (itworks on other systems)

[Subhro]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chandler May
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:28
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Can't start up the FreeBSD install disk on dual Xeon Nocona rig
> (itworks on other systems)
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I just recently switched to FreeBSD on my primary computer, an Intel
> Pentium 4 Prescott rig, and I'm loving it. I came from Gentoo Linux,
> and, if at all possible, I never want to go back.
> 
> Just a few days ago I set up a dual Intel Xeon Nocona system on the
> Tyan i7520 (S5360) motherboard. Gentoo Linux installed flawlessly on
> it, but when I tried FreeBSD, the install disk stopped before it had
> even fully started. When I select "Verbose Logging" from the start-up
> menu, it stops immediately after these four lines come up:
> 
> atkbdc0: <Keyboard Controller (i8042)> port 0x64, 0x60 irq 1 on acpi0
> atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> kbdc: RESET_KBD return code:00fa
> kbdc: RESET_KBD return status:00aa
> 
> I've let it run for hours, but it never gets beyond that point. I'm
> definitely new to FreeBSD, but I'm relatively familiar with computers
> in general, so the first line of that message tipped me off, and I
> decided to try to boot it with ACPI disabled. I did, but it still
> stopped. Here is the last line that was shown before it stopped:
> 
> cpu0 on motherboard
> 
> Does anyone know why this is happening and/or has a solution to solve it?
> 
> Chandler
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Looks to me as if the keyboard controller is broken. Does this thing work or
worked recently in anything else?

Regards
S.

Indian Institute of Information Technology
Subhro Sankha Kar
Block AQ-13/1, Sector V
Salt Lake City
PIN 700091
India
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