Re: machine won't start
On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:15:47 +0200, Carsten Mattner carstenmatt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I tried to install dfly 3.0.2 on an old amd64 box. When setup was in the configuration phase it didn't allow setting passwords with : or other characters. At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. Thanks for any help. It sounds like http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/989 Sascha
Re: machine won't start
On 3 July 2012 18:15, Carsten Mattner carstenmatt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I tried to install dfly 3.0.2 on an old amd64 box. When setup was in the configuration phase it didn't allow setting passwords with : or other characters. Well, I have this issue too: only alphanumeric chars. Booring :S My workaround: just let the root pwd be anything simple and do not create users with the installer. Another very insane issue: when let the installer handle the time config, my machine stay in the UTC and only changed when dntpd was activated. 0_o At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. Thanks for any help. Well... you are very lucky! :) Try to boot without the HDD and see what happens. cheers! raitech -- Raimundo A. P. Santos Bacharelando em Informática ICMC - USP
Re: machine won't start
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Sascha Wildner s...@online.de wrote: On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:15:47 +0200, Carsten Mattner carstenmatt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I tried to install dfly 3.0.2 on an old amd64 box. When setup was in the configuration phase it didn't allow setting passwords with : or other characters. At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. Thanks for any help. It sounds like http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/989 Pulled out the hdd, put the battery back, started. First the 4 POST LEDs looked like this GREEN RED GREEN GREEN After loading default settings in the BIOS and doing some changes and saving all of it and restarting all LEDs went green. Thanks Sascha. Now I only need to find a way get the HDD content repaired. Suggestions? Can I use the same machine? I suppose I'll have to buy or find a USB adapter to connext the 3.5 SATA disk? This is the first time I saw a BIOS hang caused by harddisk content.
Re: machine won't start
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Carsten Mattner carstenmatt...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Sascha Wildner s...@online.de wrote: On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:15:47 +0200, Carsten Mattner carstenmatt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I tried to install dfly 3.0.2 on an old amd64 box. When setup was in the configuration phase it didn't allow setting passwords with : or other characters. At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. Thanks for any help. It sounds like http://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/989 Pulled out the hdd, put the battery back, started. First the 4 POST LEDs looked like this GREEN RED GREEN GREEN After loading default settings in the BIOS and doing some changes and saving all of it and restarting all LEDs went green. Thanks Sascha. Now I only need to find a way get the HDD content repaired. Suggestions? Can I use the same machine? I suppose I'll have to buy or find a USB adapter to connext the 3.5 SATA disk? This is the first time I saw a BIOS hang caused by harddisk content. The important question is if the disk would have been incompatible in content even if I hadn't hard-resetted the machine while in the installer. ?
Re: machine won't start
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:42 PM, Raimundo Santos rait...@gmail.com wrote: Well... you are very lucky! :) Always have identical spare mainboard just in case? Try to boot without the HDD and see what happens. That worked see the other reply.
Re: machine won't start
On 07/03/2012 02:15 PM, Carsten Mattner wrote: At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. Thanks for any help. . Sounds like identical problem i was having with my old intel based laptop. After the first reboot, following an install, it would get stuck on the BIOS screen. i had to do. turn off the system, remove the hd, connect it on an another system and install another os, erasing dragonfly. reconnect the hd back to the laptop then the laptop would boot fine. unfortunately, i never found the solution, the hd pins were beginning to bend from removing the hd alot trying to find a workaround.
