SuperMicro + E6300 wont install from CD
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Try booting with ACPI. Should be a menu option on bootup.
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when we have ACPI enabled in bios we can not get past bios post/boot screen
with ACPI disabled in bios the PC boots fine
have tried booting pfsense with (opt 2) and with out ACPI (default)
we get the same error
please tell me im just doing something stupid ??? lol
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I doubt your doing anything stupid. Since it panics right after the thermal control I was thinking it is ACPI.
Have you checked the bios version to ensure it's the absolute latest (I know you said it was current).
Also, might try booting a FreeBSD 8 based pfSense snapshot from snapshots.pfsense.org. Curious if it can boot further.
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there is only 1 bios ver for this board and i flashed it anyway still not working i will try a BSD 8
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Something that might be of interest - Supermicro does state that the board doesn't support the Wolfdale or Yorkfield based processors. You might want to slap in an older processor and try again.
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This might not be relevant, but I recall reading about some motherboards that provided different ACPI data if the system wasn't running Windows and that ACPI data caused problems for linux.
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i have a new (older) CPU on the way thanks …...this is the 3rd CPU im trying to get to work with this board....should of went with a AMD board lol
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Something that might be of interest - Supermicro does state that the board doesn't support the Wolfdale or Yorkfield based processors. You might want to slap in an older processor and try again.
Yep, I knew I'd have a hard time getting the correct CPU for this. Tommyboy mentioned issues with CPU compatibility on this board a while back. We tried a xeon E3110 first and couldnt post. So I mailed Supermicro about this E6300 we're trying now before it was purchased.
"Is the Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor compatible with the PDSBM-LN2+ mainboard ?"
ECS replied with "Yes". Keep in mind Windows, Ubuntu, and our linux based bootable memory test app load up fine. I did order an older Intel Celeron E1500 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor which I've seen other people here using successfully, it'll be here tomorrow.
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I have 1.2.2 working with this board and a E2200. I don't recall my bios settings but I did need to update my bios prior to installation.
After the bios update PF loaded fine using the default mode (I didn't need to disable ACPI)
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tried 2.0 snapshot with FreeBSD 8.0 got the same error
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When we were buying supermicro we were asked about what operating system we would install. They said it matters and prepared HW to work with FreeBSD (not sure what it means though).
So probably a call to your vendor with this question will clarify things? -
Yep, I knew I'd have a hard time getting the correct CPU for this. Tommyboy mentioned issues with CPU compatibility on this board a while back. We tried a xeon E3110 first and couldnt post. So I mailed Supermicro about this E6300 we're trying now before it was purchased.
"Is the Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor compatible with the PDSBM-LN2+ mainboard ?"
ECS replied with "Yes". Keep in mind Windows, Ubuntu, and our linux based bootable memory test app load up fine. I did order an older Intel Celeron E1500 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor which I've seen other people here using successfully, it'll be here tomorrow.
Well.. The ACPI issue might be due to the processor involved. That it might be able to boot into other operating systems doesn't mean there aren't issues. It could just mean that those operating systems don't require the ACPI readouts/ settings to be valid or even require them at all.
Take for example, I have an E4300 Engineering Sample running on a production DQ35JO board.
The machine boots fine into Windows XP & Vista & Linux but trying to read the thermal diodes is impossible because the board doesn't recognize the CPU microcodes. Using the same processor on an engineering sample DQ35JO works just fine and would give valid readings.In the thread-starters case, the Wolfdale might boot into other operating systems just fine but there evidently are some issues with the ACPI read-outs and it seems that pfSense won't boot without getting the valid readings it wants. It either expects proper readings or get a reply that it's not a supported feature at all (at least as far as I can tell; my D201GLY2 doesn't support thermal readouts and pfSense is chucking along happily).
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We've installed and configured ! Final HW config;
Intel Celeron E1500 2.2GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core ->http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116075
SUPERMICRO MBD-PDSBM-LN2+-O LGA 775 Intel 946GZ Micro ATX Intel Xeon 3000/Core2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron D Server Motherboard ->http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182126
Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5/2G ->http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134192
Intel PWLA8492MT 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter ->http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106209