Bug 102177

Summary: Dell PowerEdge SC1420 cannot install FreeBSD4.8
Product: Base System Reporter: Bancha <big_jaa>
Component: i386Assignee: Remko Lodder <remko>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Bancha 2006-08-17 08:40:17 UTC 
I cannot install FreeBSD Release 4.8 on Dell PowerEdge SC1420,
when I boot it up with CD-Rom that contain FreeBSD4.8 after that its shown a hardware list in the machine and stop at this line
"plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0"

and system was freezed forever........

How-To-Repeat: I disable NIC, but problem still occur.
I tried to install FreeBSD Release 6.1, it works properly.

Why??
Comment 1 Remko Lodder freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-08-30 09:36:33 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->feedback

Hi there, 

why are you installing FreeBSD 4.8 if I may ask? It is no 
longer supported and seen as legacy.  The 6.X releases are 
the ones following up the 4.X releases, so if you are able 
please use them instead. 

Also note that alot had changed during the transition from 
4.X to 6.X and that might also be the cause of the failures 
you are seeing. 

Please consider using 6.X instead, thanks! 

I will let the PR open for a week from now to get your feedback 
on this :-)
Comment 2 Remko Lodder freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-08-30 09:36:33 UTC 
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From-To: freebsd-i386->remko

Grab the PR so that i will recieve the feedback
Comment 3 Remko Lodder freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2006-09-06 13:39:14 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

Feedback timeout.