Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
Hi all, hope this is the right list. I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- So it seems to me that the BIOS reads the first sector of the memory-stick (the MBR) executes the code but then the bootloader seems to have problems with the drive geometry or something like this. So does anybody on this list have had similar problems or can give me a hint what to do to solve this problem? BTW: I know that the used floppy-image is just for installation and I'm not able to boot a fully running system from it. But it seems to me the best/fastest way to test whether booting from the stick works or not. Thanks a lot in advance Stefan _ Der WEB.DE SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071distributionid=0066 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, hope this is the right list. I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- What happens if you enter: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel ...at the boot: prompt (as opposed to fd(0,a)? Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133
Hi Steve, I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-imageboot.flp (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and dd-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: - 8 --- Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- What happens if you enter: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel ...at the boot: prompt (as opposed to fd(0,a)? first of all: Thanks a lot for you very quick response. Entering this at the prompt gives me the following output (includes the entered data): - 8 --- boot: 0:da(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernelerror 1 lba 0 No /boot/kernel/kernel - 8 --- Any other things I should try? Best regards, Stefan _ Der WEB.DE SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! http://smartsurfer.web.de/?mc=100071distributionid=0066 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
