Re: FreeBSD 4.7-Release Won't Boot (Non-MIME)
Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > problems, upon reboot after the install is complete the system reports a > disk error and FreeBSD will not boot from the hard drive, it does not > begin loading FreeBSD or anything at all. Other OS's have worked on the Since you have it running, use "boot0cfg" to make a boot floppy and try booting from that. Might as will run boot0cfg on the MBR and try that too. Guessing further, you might have a disk geometry setting that the FreeBSD OS itself is happy with for installation, etc, but which your BIOS doesn't like to support booting. The "boot0" boot loader uses the BIOS to load the OS. For one thing, your "a" (/) partition might have to be in the first 1024 cylinders. The boot0cfg man page says it can boot past that with BIOS support (if you use the "packet" option), but the installer probably doesn't use that for some reason (and I tried it on a fairly modern OS with LBA disk addressing and it couldn't boot past 1024 anyway). To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: 4.7-Release Won't Boot
please hit enter every now and then while typing. lines as long as 1040 characters are a bit excessive. # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2003-01-12 21:52:55 -0400: > I am attempting an installation of 4.7 Release made from ISO a few > days ago on the following system: AMD Athlon 1400 Aopen AK77-333 MB > Western Digital Caviar 20GB Hard Disk > > The system boots from CD A OK, and runs through the install without > any problems, upon reboot after the install is complete the system > reports a disk error and FreeBSD will not boot from the hard drive, it > does not begin loading FreeBSD or anything at all. hard to tell what could be the cause without you providing the exact error message. -- If you cc me or remove the list(s) completely I'll most likely ignore your message.see http://www.eyrie.org./~eagle/faqs/questions.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: FreeBSD 4.7-Release Won't Boot (Non-MIME)
are you able to boot the kernel on the drive from the cdrom? (by interrupting the boot loader on the cdrom and specifying the hard drive and kernel) play with your BIOS setting, maybe you have to enable large disk support or something. do you see the boot0 prompt at all (i think it says something like "F1: FreeBSD")?? if you tried to install without boot manager and it still didn't boot up freebsd, it's almost like your BIOS doesn't know how to load the MBR, so maybe your BIOS settings are messed up. I had problems with boot0 before, the FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ's disk/fs/boot section were really helpful. also look into boot(8). /ayn On 0, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > My apologies for the re-post, I sent first MIME-Encoded by mistake, > > Hi, > I am attempting an installation of 4.7 Release made from ISO a few days > ago on the following system: AMD Athlon 1400 Aopen AK77-333 MB Western > Digital Caviar 20GB Hard Disk > > The system boots from CD A OK, and runs through the install without any > problems, upon reboot after the install is complete the system reports a > disk error and FreeBSD will not boot from the hard drive, it does not > begin loading FreeBSD or anything at all. Other OS's have worked on the > same hardware with no problems, I verified the C/H/S settings for the > FDISK, and they are okay, I have tried installing with the FreeBSD boot > manager, as well as with the old Dangerously Dedicared mode, to no avail. > I'm not really sure where I can go from here. I suspected a problem with > the hard disk at first but I have run all the Western Digital diagnostics > on it, and they come out clean. It is running at ATA100 with the proper > cabling, and FreeBSD detects this, it also appears that all of the install > files DO copy to the drive, as I can use the system immediately after the > install from the Emergency shell on VTY4, right now it is online as such > running Seti@Home packets without any problems, any help would be MUCHLY > appreciated, thanks! > > Matt Rudderham > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- andrew y ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://andrewng.com independent computer consultants http://aynassociates.com msg15266/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
FreeBSD 4.7-Release Won't Boot (Non-MIME)
Hi, My apologies for the re-post, I sent first MIME-Encoded by mistake, Hi, I am attempting an installation of 4.7 Release made from ISO a few days ago on the following system: AMD Athlon 1400 Aopen AK77-333 MB Western Digital Caviar 20GB Hard Disk The system boots from CD A OK, and runs through the install without any problems, upon reboot after the install is complete the system reports a disk error and FreeBSD will not boot from the hard drive, it does not begin loading FreeBSD or anything at all. Other OS's have worked on the same hardware with no problems, I verified the C/H/S settings for the FDISK, and they are okay, I have tried installing with the FreeBSD boot manager, as well as with the old Dangerously Dedicared mode, to no avail. I'm not really sure where I can go from here. I suspected a problem with the hard disk at first but I have run all the Western Digital diagnostics on it, and they come out clean. It is running at ATA100 with the proper cabling, and FreeBSD detects this, it also appears that all of the install files DO copy to the drive, as I can use the system immediately after the install from the Emergency shell on VTY4, right now it is online as such running Seti@Home packets without any problems, any help would be MUCHLY appreciated, thanks! Matt Rudderham To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
4.7-Release Won't Boot
Hi, I am attempting an installation of 4.7 Release made from ISO a few days ago on the following system: AMD Athlon 1400 Aopen AK77-333 MB Western Digital Caviar 20GB Hard Disk The system boots from CD A OK, and runs through the install without any problems, upon reboot after the install is complete the system reports a disk error and FreeBSD will not boot from the hard drive, it does not begin loading FreeBSD or anything at all. Other OS's have worked on the same hardware with no problems, I verified the C/H/S settings for the FDISK, and they are okay, I have tried installing with the FreeBSD boot manager, as well as with the old Dangerously Dedicared mode, to no avail. I'm not really sure where I can go from here. I suspected a problem with the hard disk at first but I have run all the Western Digital diagnostics on it, and they come out clean. It is running at ATA100 with the proper cabling, and FreeBSD detects this, it also appears that all of the install files DO copy to the drive, as I can use the system immediately after the install from the Emergency shell on VTY4, right now it is online as such running Seti@Home packets without any problems, any help would be MUCHLY appreciated, thanks! Matt
