This is a request for help made after extensive efforts to install
freebsd on
my computer, and only after having tried almost everything, i was
wondering
if you have any suggestions.
Firstly, may I say what my system is., below:
maxtor 6Y120LO hardrive
sis 5513 chipset
sis 5513 ide controller
hda maxtor 6y120l0 ata disk drive
bus pci
sis648 ATA 133 controller
I also get the message in the boot messages, (not 100% native, will
probe
later) if this is of any moment
May I say I am using Suse linux as my main operating system and hope to
multi
boot from a choice of systems, so far I have had no problem, Debian
installed
superbly as well.
I have Windows xp on the first partition, the unices behind it, (I am
no fan
of wondows! )
May o also say that i have used the blochs emulator to try to debug the
installation and sysinstall comes on screen perfectly but then I get the
nessage 'can't recognbise the disk'
this is in keeping with when i use ordinary booting, the software just
hangs, trying to identify the hard drive.
I don't know if any of this will help solve the problem, I have
experimented
with several parameters, using thre kernal configurator, and wonder if
the
disk controller I am using is compatable with freebsd.
Any help with this would be greatley appreciated.
p.s.
I sent this message before but have since changed ISP, therefore have
sent it again
Many thanks for your trouble,
Nick
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