Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
Whats your motherboard make and BIOS version? Off late I have seen some Phoenix BIOS incorporate something called "Enhanced MEmory Driving" Signals which are necessary to make some DRAMs work correctly. Regards S. On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:01:07 -0400, JJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pedro > I do not understand what you mean by > "I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, windows > started to run again." > What is a win boot device? > > Are you trying to say you reinstalled windows from scratch using the > MS/Windows install cd? > That you lost your old windows partition and all the data in it? > > Or that this win boot device thing fixed your hard drive so the > FreeBSD operating system boot menu F1 boots your windows system and > F2 boots your 5.3 FreeBSD system? > > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of pedro > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:15 PM > To: jason > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > > Ok, > >I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, > windows > started to run again... although the horrible "beep" problem happens > everytime I reboot my pc from FreeBSD (whenever I boot my pc from > windows, > it resets normally!). According to my motherboard manual, the beep > sound > matches the one that is described as no DRAM installed or detected. >As told by one of you guys here, about the LBA, I just couldn't > find any > option in my bios to change this... :( >I tried to load my bios default configuration (in order to clear > whatever the FreeBSD instalation has done to it) but the problem > remained... >Does anyone have any idea about what to do? > > I just got happy when I saw you answered my question, > Thank you. > > ----- Original Message - > From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pedro n/a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 AM > Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > > > Pedro n/a wrote: > > > > > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished > the > > > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and > I > > > didn't know what to do. > > > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer > "boot" > > > my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no > response. > > > Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my > > > effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. > > > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) > but > > > windows still unable to boot. > > > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Pedro > > > > > > > _ > > > MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. > > > http://messenger.msn.com.br > > > > > > ___ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > Can you boot freebsd? What was the beep code, you mb manual will > tell > > what it means. Sounds like a hardware problem with the beeping. > Try > > looking for a boot disk image online and boot windows from that. > I have > > 5.3beta3 from yesterday, no problems. > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > -- Subhro Sankha Kar School of Information Technology Block AQ-13/1 Sector V ZIP 700091 India ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
Actually that didn't really mean anything special. I just had a very small partition where WINDOWS wrote the boot stuff, I think it was about 200MB (but it only uses aprox. 3MB). Sorry for the missunderstood :) - Original Message - From: "JJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pedro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:01 PM Subject: RE: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > Pedro > I do not understand what you mean by > "I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, windows > started to run again." > What is a win boot device? > > Are you trying to say you reinstalled windows from scratch using the > MS/Windows install cd? > That you lost your old windows partition and all the data in it? > > Or that this win boot device thing fixed your hard drive so the > FreeBSD operating system boot menu F1 boots your windows system and > F2 boots your 5.3 FreeBSD system? > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of pedro > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:15 PM > To: jason > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > > > Ok, > > I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, > windows > started to run again... although the horrible "beep" problem happens > everytime I reboot my pc from FreeBSD (whenever I boot my pc from > windows, > it resets normally!). According to my motherboard manual, the beep > sound > matches the one that is described as no DRAM installed or detected. > As told by one of you guys here, about the LBA, I just couldn't > find any > option in my bios to change this... :( > I tried to load my bios default configuration (in order to clear > whatever the FreeBSD instalation has done to it) but the problem > remained... > Does anyone have any idea about what to do? > > I just got happy when I saw you answered my question, > Thank you. > > - Original Message - > From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pedro n/a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 AM > Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > > > > Pedro n/a wrote: > > > > > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished > the > > > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and > I > > > didn't know what to do. > > > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer > "boot" > > > my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no > response. > > > Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my > > > effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. > > > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) > but > > > windows still unable to boot. > > > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Pedro > > > > > > > _ > > > MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. > > > http://messenger.msn.com.br > > > > > > ___ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > Can you boot freebsd? What was the beep code, you mb manual will > tell > > what it means. Sounds like a hardware problem with the beeping. > Try > > looking for a boot disk image online and boot windows from that. > I have > > 5.3beta3 from yesterday, no problems. > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
Pedro I do not understand what you mean by "I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, windows started to run again." What is a win boot device? Are you trying to say you reinstalled windows from scratch using the MS/Windows install cd? That you lost your old windows partition and all the data in it? Or that this win boot device thing fixed your hard drive so the FreeBSD operating system boot menu F1 boots your windows system and F2 boots your 5.3 FreeBSD system? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of pedro Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:15 PM To: jason Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta Ok, I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, windows started to run again... although the horrible "beep" problem happens everytime I reboot my pc from FreeBSD (whenever I boot my pc from windows, it resets normally!). According to my motherboard manual, the beep sound matches the one that is described as no DRAM installed or detected. As told by one of you guys here, about the LBA, I just couldn't find any option in my bios to change this... :( I tried to load my bios default configuration (in order to clear whatever the FreeBSD instalation has done to it) but the problem remained... Does anyone have any idea about what to do? I just got happy when I saw you answered my question, Thank you. - Original Message - From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pedro n/a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 AM Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > Pedro n/a wrote: > > > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the > > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I > > didn't know what to do. > > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" > > my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. > > Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my > > effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. > > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but > > windows still unable to boot. > > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Pedro > > > > _ > > MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. > > http://messenger.msn.com.br > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > Can you boot freebsd? What was the beep code, you mb manual will tell > what it means. Sounds like a hardware problem with the beeping. Try > looking for a boot disk image online and boot windows from that. I have > 5.3beta3 from yesterday, no problems. > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
Ok, I just reinstalled the my "win boot device" and obviously, windows started to run again... although the horrible "beep" problem happens everytime I reboot my pc from FreeBSD (whenever I boot my pc from windows, it resets normally!). According to my motherboard manual, the beep sound matches the one that is described as no DRAM installed or detected. As told by one of you guys here, about the LBA, I just couldn't find any option in my bios to change this... :( I tried to load my bios default configuration (in order to clear whatever the FreeBSD instalation has done to it) but the problem remained... Does anyone have any idea about what to do? I just got happy when I saw you answered my question, Thank you. - Original Message - From: "jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pedro n/a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:51 AM Subject: Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta > Pedro n/a wrote: > > > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the > > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I > > didn't know what to do. > > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" > > my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. > > Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my > > effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. > > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but > > windows still unable to boot. > > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Pedro > > > > _ > > MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. > > http://messenger.msn.com.br > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > Can you boot freebsd? What was the beep code, you mb manual will tell > what it means. Sounds like a hardware problem with the beeping. Try > looking for a boot disk image online and boot windows from that. I have > 5.3beta3 from yesterday, no problems. > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
On 06 Sep JJB wrote: > > I experienced the same thing w/ beta-2 > > Just *before* putting an image back I discovered that beta-2 had > > *changed* the LBA setting of my harddrive to another value. > > Putting this back (manualy forcing the bios into using LBA), my > > windows came back on.. Pfftt.. > > > > Def not a nice thing of beta-2 ;-( > > I have the same problem with 5.3 beta-2. > How about some details explaining how you reset the HD to LBA mode. > > This is a bug with 5.3 that needs to be reported back to the > development team so it gets fixed by next weekly beta release. I don't know what to report. Have no idea why this beta does this. I simply *forced* the drive back to LBA mode in the bios, that's it. (normally it's on 'automatic' ;-) FreeBSD-beta-2 had put the drive into 'LRG' (Large). It took me a while to see what happened. You are surprised because the drive just halts and you have no idea why. Now I know this sometimes can happen (even as a bug) it will not take me that long again to find out ;-) -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.10 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 06 Sep Pedro n/a wrote: >> In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the >> installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I >> didn't know what to do. After reseting the computer I realized that >> I could no longer "boot" my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng >> and it gave no response. Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to >> rewrite the MBR, all my effords were in vain and I couldn't start >> windows again. >> Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but >> windows still unable to boot. Does anyone know anything that could >> be helpful? > > I experienced the same thing w/ beta-2 > Just *before* putting an image back I discovered that beta-2 had > *changed* the LBA setting of my harddrive to another value. > Putting this back (manualy forcing the bios into using LBA), my > windows came back on.. Pfftt.. > > Def not a nice thing of beta-2 ;-( I have the same problem with 5.3 beta-2. How about some details explaining how you reset the HD to LBA mode. This is a bug with 5.3 that needs to be reported back to the development team so it gets fixed by next weekly beta release. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
On 06 Sep Pedro n/a wrote: > In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the > installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I didn't > know what to do. > After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" my > Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. Even > though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my effords were in > vain and I couldn't start windows again. > Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but windows > still unable to boot. > Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? I experienced the same thing w/ beta-2 Just *before* putting an image back I discovered that beta-2 had *changed* the LBA setting of my harddrive to another value. Putting this back (manualy forcing the bios into using LBA), my windows came back on.. Pfftt.. Def not a nice thing of beta-2 ;-( -- dick -- http://www.nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 4.10 ++ Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilya ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
Pedro n/a wrote: In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I didn't know what to do. After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but windows still unable to boot. Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? Thanks in advance, Pedro _ MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. http://messenger.msn.com.br ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Can you boot freebsd? What was the beep code, you mb manual will tell what it means. Sounds like a hardware problem with the beeping. Try looking for a boot disk image online and boot windows from that. I have 5.3beta3 from yesterday, no problems. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
MBR problem with FreeBSD 5.3 beta
In the first time I rebooted my computer, after I've finished the installation of this version, my motherboard started to beep and I didn't know what to do. After reseting the computer I realized that I could no longer "boot" my Windows. I did selected it from BootMng and it gave no response. Even though I tried to use FDISK /MBR to rewrite the MBR, all my effords were in vain and I couldn't start windows again. Recently I've reinstalled an old release version (trustworthy) but windows still unable to boot. Does anyone know anything that could be helpful? Thanks in advance, Pedro _ MSN Messenger: converse com os seus amigos online. http://messenger.msn.com.br ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
