> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:soekris-tech- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darrick Hartman (lists) > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:03 PM > To: Steve Clark > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Soekris] Can't cold boot new 5501 > > Steve Clark wrote: > > Chris Babcock wrote: > >> Scott Reber wrote: > >> > >>> I am not able to get m0n0wall 1.3b13 to cold boot on a Soekris > 5501 with > >>> combios 1.33c. I just received two of these units today and > both > >>> exhibit the same symptoms. M0n0wall begins to boot and pauses > for quite > >>> a while detecting ata0 and apparently detects no disk. It does > the same > >>> for ata1. This causes a fatal error "The device that contains > the > >>> configuration file (config.xml) could not be found. M0n0wall > cannot > >>> continue booting." Setting flash=primary|secondary does not > make any > >>> difference. > >>> > >>> If I press a key to reboot the configuration file is found. > >>> > >>> Does anyone have a fix? > >>> > >> This sounds like you may be using a CF card that doesn't work > properly. > >> What kind of CF card are you using? (If it's not a SanDisk > brand card, > >> you may want to try using one.) > >> > >> -Chris > > >> > > Hi Chris, > > > > If it is the CF why does it work on the reboot? Sounds like the > combios is not setting > > something up correctly on cold boot - but the OS sort of fixes it > on the first boot and on > > the reboot everything is OK. > > Please read the archives, this has been discussed and explained > before. > Basically the cards don't set the cable-select feature properly. > When > rebooting, the card has the correct setting. Perhaps they can work > around this with a future combios hack. > > For what it's worth, I've been using Transcend Industrial cards and > have > not had a problem (other than the cards are consistently recognized > as > secondary master instead of primary master. (no other storage > media > installed). > > Darrick > -- > Darrick Hartman > DJH Solutions, LLC > http://www.djhsolutions.com > http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki
Yes, I'm aware of the past difficulties. However, I just received these two units today, 7/22/2008. I was under the impression that the shipping delays and announcement from Soren on 7/9 meant these issues were supposed to be behind us. -Scott > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
