I have tried using all 3 different boot floppies (floppy32.fs, floppyB32.fs, and floppyC32.fs) and they all give me the same error code (this happens while the floppies are still loading the install program):
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X,FXSR,SIMD
real mem = 267960320 (261680K)
avail mem - 243265536 (237564K)
using 3296 buffers containing 13500416 bytes (13184k) of memory
mainbus0 (root)
bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+(00) BIOS, date 02/10/03, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xffe90
pcibios0 at bios0: rev. 2.1 @ 0xf0000/0x10000
pcibios0: no compatible PCI ICU found: ICU vendor 0x1166 product 0x0203
pcibios0: Warning, unable to fix up PCI interrupt routing
pcibios0: PCI bus #0 is the last bus
bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x8000 0xec000/0x4000!
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios)
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "ServerWorks CMIC_SL Host" rev 0x32
pchb1 at pci0 dev 0 function 1 "ServerWorks CMIC_SL Host" rev 0x00
em0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel PRO/1000MT (PWLA8390MT)" rev 0x02: irq 10
vga1 at pci0 dev 8 function 0 "ATI Rage XL" rev 0x27
wsdisplay0 at vga1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
pciide0 at pci0 dev 14 function 0 vendor "ServerWorks", unknown product 0x217 re
v 0xa0: DMA (unsupported), channel 0 configured too native-PCI, channel 1 wired t
o native-PCI
pciide0: using irq 11 for native-PCI interrupt
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0
scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
//////(the install will occasionally hang at this point, usually after the first cold boot)\\\\\\\\\\\
cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <HL-DT-ST, CD-ROM GCR-8481B, 2.01> SCSI0 5/cdrom r
emovable
pciide0: channel 1 ignored (not responding; disabled or no drives?)
extent_free: start 0x36e, end 0x371
panic: extent_free: region not found
The operating system has halted.
Please press any key to reboot.
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Now my problem is that I just can't seem to find that damn "any" key! J/K 😛 Seriously though, I originally thought that it was a problem with the way the HDDs werer setup (2 120GB IMB's on the same IDE cable) so I separated them, and still the same error. I tried booting with only one drive, and again, the same error. I managed to install windows 2000 advanced server, and redhat 8 on this system with no problems and I have used the freebsd floppies to install on my laptop (which I am struggling to set X up on) so Im sure they arent the problem. Here are my system specs
DELL 600sc (copied from dell's website and edited for my config)
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Single Intel Celeron processor, 1.8GHz
533MHz Front Side Bus
Cache
Celeron: 128KB Level 2 Cache
Chipset
ServerWorks® Grand ChampionTM SL
Memory
256MB ECC DDR-266 registered SDRAM
Expansion Slots
5 Total PCI Slots
4 x 64-bit/33MHz (Supports 3.3V cards)
1 x 32-bit/33MHz (Supports 3.3V cards)
Drive Controllers
Three embedded IDE channels
Drive Bays
4 x 1" Non-Hot-Swap
2 x 5.25" front accessible bays that will accommodate one CD and/or one DVD-ROM and one TBU
1 x 3.5" Floppy disk drive standard
48X EIDE CDROM standard
Hard Drives
2 IDE 7,200 RPM Hard Drives:120GB
Communications
Embedded Intel Gigabit NIC with PXE support.
Ports
2 USB 1.1, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 video, 1 NIC, 1 PS/2 mouse, 1 PS/2 keyboard
Power
Single 250W power supply
Auto-switching 110/220 Volts
Cooling
Active cooling technology with three fans to better distribute the cooling load
Chassis
Tower chassis - 17" (43.1 cm) H X 8" (20.3 cm) W X 19.5" (49.5 cm) D
Weight approximately 37 lb (16.8 kg)
Graphics
Integrated ATI-Rage XL controller with 8MB of SDRAM (not upgradeable)
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I have googled for the error "panic: extent_free ....." but I have been unable to come up with anything usefull, although I did see a post by someone who had a very similar problem as mine, but no one replied. Any help with this would be appreciated, TIA.
----------------------------Top of screen----------------------------------
X,FXSR,SIMD
real mem = 267960320 (261680K)
avail mem - 243265536 (237564K)
using 3296 buffers containing 13500416 bytes (13184k) of memory
mainbus0 (root)
bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+(00) BIOS, date 02/10/03, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xffe90
pcibios0 at bios0: rev. 2.1 @ 0xf0000/0x10000
pcibios0: no compatible PCI ICU found: ICU vendor 0x1166 product 0x0203
pcibios0: Warning, unable to fix up PCI interrupt routing
pcibios0: PCI bus #0 is the last bus
bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0x8000 0xec000/0x4000!
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios)
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "ServerWorks CMIC_SL Host" rev 0x32
pchb1 at pci0 dev 0 function 1 "ServerWorks CMIC_SL Host" rev 0x00
em0 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel PRO/1000MT (PWLA8390MT)" rev 0x02: irq 10
vga1 at pci0 dev 8 function 0 "ATI Rage XL" rev 0x27
wsdisplay0 at vga1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
pciide0 at pci0 dev 14 function 0 vendor "ServerWorks", unknown product 0x217 re
v 0xa0: DMA (unsupported), channel 0 configured too native-PCI, channel 1 wired t
o native-PCI
pciide0: using irq 11 for native-PCI interrupt
atapiscsi0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0
scsibus0 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
//////(the install will occasionally hang at this point, usually after the first cold boot)\\\\\\\\\\\
cd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <HL-DT-ST, CD-ROM GCR-8481B, 2.01> SCSI0 5/cdrom r
emovable
pciide0: channel 1 ignored (not responding; disabled or no drives?)
extent_free: start 0x36e, end 0x371
panic: extent_free: region not found
The operating system has halted.
Please press any key to reboot.
---------------------------------bottom of screen--------------------------------
Now my problem is that I just can't seem to find that damn "any" key! J/K 😛 Seriously though, I originally thought that it was a problem with the way the HDDs werer setup (2 120GB IMB's on the same IDE cable) so I separated them, and still the same error. I tried booting with only one drive, and again, the same error. I managed to install windows 2000 advanced server, and redhat 8 on this system with no problems and I have used the freebsd floppies to install on my laptop (which I am struggling to set X up on) so Im sure they arent the problem. Here are my system specs
DELL 600sc (copied from dell's website and edited for my config)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Single Intel Celeron processor, 1.8GHz
533MHz Front Side Bus
Cache
Celeron: 128KB Level 2 Cache
Chipset
ServerWorks® Grand ChampionTM SL
Memory
256MB ECC DDR-266 registered SDRAM
Expansion Slots
5 Total PCI Slots
4 x 64-bit/33MHz (Supports 3.3V cards)
1 x 32-bit/33MHz (Supports 3.3V cards)
Drive Controllers
Three embedded IDE channels
Drive Bays
4 x 1" Non-Hot-Swap
2 x 5.25" front accessible bays that will accommodate one CD and/or one DVD-ROM and one TBU
1 x 3.5" Floppy disk drive standard
48X EIDE CDROM standard
Hard Drives
2 IDE 7,200 RPM Hard Drives:120GB
Communications
Embedded Intel Gigabit NIC with PXE support.
Ports
2 USB 1.1, 1 parallel, 1 serial, 1 video, 1 NIC, 1 PS/2 mouse, 1 PS/2 keyboard
Power
Single 250W power supply
Auto-switching 110/220 Volts
Cooling
Active cooling technology with three fans to better distribute the cooling load
Chassis
Tower chassis - 17" (43.1 cm) H X 8" (20.3 cm) W X 19.5" (49.5 cm) D
Weight approximately 37 lb (16.8 kg)
Graphics
Integrated ATI-Rage XL controller with 8MB of SDRAM (not upgradeable)
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I have googled for the error "panic: extent_free ....." but I have been unable to come up with anything usefull, although I did see a post by someone who had a very similar problem as mine, but no one replied. Any help with this would be appreciated, TIA.
