Re: 7.2 CD won't boot
> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:41 AM, John Nielsen. wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > My 7.2 Release Disc 1 won't boot. I get the following and nothing > > > more: > > > > > > CD Loader 1.2 > > > > > > Building the boot loader arguments > > > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > > > Relocating the loader and the BTX > > > > > > I'm running on a Intel SE7501BR2, single Xeon, 2GB. I have burned a > > > second CD and swapped the CD drive, cable and RAM, all to no avail. I > > > have a RR1520 RAID controller, but removed that as well. On-board SCSI > > > controller and serial ports have been disabled, too. Nothing seems to > > > make a difference. > > > > > > What on earth could be going on? > > > > Can you verify if another machine boots the CD? Could be a bad download. > > > > Could be a hardware incompatibility. > > > > Also, could you try disabling ACPI at boot? > > I found the amd64 dvd download to be corrupt recently. So do check the > download -- did you verify your download? > > David John My cc to you was bounced. : host d.mx.mail.yahoo.com[68.142.202.247] said: 554 delivery error: dd This user doesn't have a yahoo.de account (jn07te...@yahoo.de) [-5] - mta247.mail.mud.yahoo.com (in reply to end of DATA command) David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: 7.2 CD won't boot
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:41 AM, John Nielsen. wrote: > > Hi guys, > > > > My 7.2 Release Disc 1 won't boot. I get the following and nothing more: > > > > CD Loader 1.2 > > > > Building the boot loader arguments > > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > > Relocating the loader and the BTX > > > > I'm running on a Intel SE7501BR2, single Xeon, 2GB. I have burned a > > second CD and swapped the CD drive, cable and RAM, all to no avail. I > > have a RR1520 RAID controller, but removed that as well. On-board SCSI > > controller and serial ports have been disabled, too. Nothing seems to > > make a difference. > > > > What on earth could be going on? > > Can you verify if another machine boots the CD? Could be a bad download. > > Could be a hardware incompatibility. > > Also, could you try disabling ACPI at boot? I found the amd64 dvd download to be corrupt recently. So do check the download -- did you verify your download? David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: 7.2 CD won't boot
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:41 AM, John Nielsen. wrote: > Hi guys, > > My 7.2 Release Disc 1 won't boot. I get the following and nothing more: > > CD Loader 1.2 > > Building the boot loader arguments > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > Relocating the loader and the BTX > > I'm running on a Intel SE7501BR2, single Xeon, 2GB. I have burned a > second CD and swapped the CD drive, cable and RAM, all to no avail. I > have a RR1520 RAID controller, but removed that as well. On-board SCSI > controller and serial ports have been disabled, too. Nothing seems to > make a difference. > > What on earth could be going on? > Can you verify if another machine boots the CD? Could be a bad download. Could be a hardware incompatibility. Also, could you try disabling ACPI at boot? -- Glen Barber ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: 7.2 CD won't boot
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:41 AM, John Nielsen. wrote: > Hi guys, > > My 7.2 Release Disc 1 won't boot. I get the following and nothing more: > > CD Loader 1.2 > > Building the boot loader arguments > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > Relocating the loader and the BTX > > I'm running on a Intel SE7501BR2, single Xeon, 2GB. I have burned a > second CD and swapped the CD drive, cable and RAM, all to no avail. I > have a RR1520 RAID controller, but removed that as well. On-board SCSI > controller and serial ports have been disabled, too. Nothing seems to > make a difference. > > What on earth could be going on? > > Thanks, > > Brad Waite > > What platform are you using? eg amd64 Update BIOS, disable acpi. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"