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
>> >> >> >
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