solar wrote: > Net5501 / OpenBSD 4.1. > Disk ( comBIOS [OpenBSD] ): > Pri Mas HTE721010G9AT00 LBA Xlt 1024-255-63 97 Gbyte > [wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 95396MB, 195371568 sectors <HTE721010G9AT00>] > Pri Sla CF CARD 4GB LBA Xlt 983-128-63 3964 Mbyte > [wd1: 1-sector PIO, LBA, 3871MB, 7928928 sectors <CF CARD 4GB>] > > I have a slightly odd issue with the latest comBIOS and wonder if anyone > else has experienced it? > > I've been running comBIOS 1.32 with no problems, except for the missing disk > reboot issue previously documented. > > Just to try it out (!), I upgraded to 1.32d. > > As with 1.32, after executing OpenBSD reboot command the Error light remains > lit for about a minute. Then comBIOS continues and having failed to find any > discs goes for pxe boot.
it is a known bug. the bios is fucked. soekris is working on it (but to slow ;) > With 1.32, if I then performed a physical reboot (press button at back or > power off) all disks are then detected and OpenBSD boots normally. > > However, with 1.32d, now after a physical reboot the comBIOS states the > disks are detected again (although the error light does comes on for a few > seconds) but then goes for pxe boot? As can be seen: > > comBIOS ver. 1.32d 20070919 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris Engineering. > net5501 > 0512 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 500 Mhz > Pri Mas HTE721010G9AT00 LBA Xlt 1024-255-63 97 Gbyte > Pri Sla CF CARD 4GB LBA Xlt 983-128-63 3964 Mbyte > ...[removed]... > 1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor. > Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) > Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999 Intel Corporation > VIA Rhine III Management Adapter v2.43 (2005/12/15) > CLIENT MAC ADDR: xx xx xx xx xx xx [edit] > PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received. > > If I then perform another physical reboot, the comBIOS finds the disks > immediately and boots OpenBSD normally. > > In summary, following upgrade to 1.32d if I perform an OpenBSD reboot, I am > then required to perform two consecutive physical reboots (button at back or > power off) before comBIOS finds discs and I can boot os again! _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
