I have been able to make the system boot. I had to change one of the Array options to "Max Boot enabled 8gb". I found this in an older post concerning a different controller, but it worked.
Specifically, my server is an ML350 with the E200i controller. Thanks to everyone for your help. Jay > At 01:31 PM 4/26/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > At 01:16 PM 4/26/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > At 12:52 PM 4/26/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >>Both of those checked OK. Is it possible I have specified the >> C/H/S >> >> >>incorrectly during setup? >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> > >> >> > What is your type and model hard drive? Did you specify the >> geometry >> >> when >> >> > you ran sysinstall? >> >> > >> >> > How did you partition and slice the hard drive? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -Derek >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >>Derek, >> >> >> >>In the server I currently have three 376595-001 drives (146 GB serial >> >>SCSI) and three 432146-001 drives (300 GB serial SCSI). These drives >> are >> >>configured as a single drive in a RAID 5 configuration. >> >> >> >>I did not specify any geometry during the installation. >> >> >> >>I have the hard drive configured as a single partition with the >> >>appropriate lables (/, /var, /usr, /tmp and a swap area). >> >> >> >>Thanks for your help. >> > >> > Sounds like your system is not booting, but you're not getting any >> error >> > message. Check the boot order in your BIOS, and turn on diagnostic >> boot >> > messages if they are not turned on. >> > >> > Does they system boot from a CD ok? >> > >> > -Derek >> >>Yes, the system boots from CD just fine. And, it is able to run newfs >>during the install without any problems. >> >>The total size of the drive is 683.5 GB. >> >>The boot order in the BIOS is CD and then E200i controller. >> >>Thanks, >> >> >>Jay > > Can you boot the CD, mount the root filesystem and check that everything > is > there (/boot /kernel, etc.) > > -Derek > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>Jay >> >> >> >> >>Jay >> >> >> >> >> >> > At 10:49 AM 4/26/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >>I have installed FreeBSD 6.2 on an HP Proliant G5 server with an >> >> E200i >> >> >> >>Smart Controller installed. The installation was flawless. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>When I reboot the server after the installation, the boot loader >> >> >> screen >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >>displayed. I press F1 and the system beeps and comes back to >> the >> >> boot >> >> >> >>loader prompt. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>What should I be looking at? I am at a loss since I usually end >> up >> >> >> with >> >> >> >>leftover hardware and this time I acutally got to purchase new >> >> >> hardware >> >> >> >>just for this project. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks for your help. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Check your BIOS that you are ALLOWING the boot sector to be >> >> written. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > If that is OK, try disabling hyperthreading if that is turned on >> in >> >> >> your >> >> >> > BIOS. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -Derek >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> >> > believed to be clean. >> >> >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >> >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> >>believed to be clean. >> >> >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> > believed to be clean. >> >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >>believed to be clean. >> >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> > >> > -- >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> > believed to be clean. >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> > >> > >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"