From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 26 20:32:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8DDF16A400 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhall@vandaliamo.net) Received: from trueband.net (trueband.net [216.163.120.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5F30F13C44B for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhall@vandaliamo.net) Received: (qmail 1896 invoked by uid 1006); 26 Apr 2007 20:32:40 -0000 Received: from jhall@vandaliamo.net by rs0 by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (spamassassin: 3.1.4. Clear:SA:0(1.0/100.0):. Processed in 0.844984 secs); 26 Apr 2007 20:32:40 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=100.0 X-Spam-Level: * Received: from unknown (HELO trueband.net) (172.16.0.11) by -v with SMTP; 26 Apr 2007 20:32:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 2759 invoked from network); 26 Apr 2007 20:32:39 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO admintool.trueband.net) (127.0.0.1) by -v with SMTP; 26 Apr 2007 20:32:39 -0000 Received: from 65.117.48.155 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jhall@vandaliamo.net) by admintool.trueband.net with HTTP; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:39 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <2855.65.117.48.155.1177619559.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> In-Reply-To: <20070426202314.GA99445@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <2172.65.117.48.155.1177602567.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426112024.026c7ec0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2534.65.117.48.155.1177609975.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426125610.026c3ea0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2566.65.117.48.155.1177611388.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426131910.026cd3e0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2629.65.117.48.155.1177612265.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <20070426202314.GA99445@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:39 -0000 (GMT) From: jhall@vandaliamo.net To: "Jerry McAllister" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: jhall@vandaliamo.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Derek Ragona Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:32:41 -0000 > On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 06:31:05PM -0000, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: > >> > At 01:16 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: >> >> > At 12:52 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: >> >> >>Both of those checked OK. Is it possible I have specified the >> C/H/S >> >> >>incorrectly during setup? >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >> > >> >> > What is your type and model hard drive? Did you specify the >> geometry >> >> when >> >> > you ran sysinstall? >> >> > >> >> > How did you partition and slice the hard drive? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -Derek >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >>Derek, >> >> >> >>In the server I currently have three 376595-001 drives (146 GB serial >> >>SCSI) and three 432146-001 drives (300 GB serial SCSI). These drives >> are >> >>configured as a single drive in a RAID 5 configuration. >> >> >> >>I did not specify any geometry during the installation. >> >> >> >>I have the hard drive configured as a single partition with the >> >>appropriate lables (/, /var, /usr, /tmp and a swap area). >> >> >> >>Thanks for your help. >> > >> > Sounds like your system is not booting, but you're not getting any >> error >> > message. Check the boot order in your BIOS, and turn on diagnostic >> boot >> > messages if they are not turned on. >> > >> > Does they system boot from a CD ok? >> > >> > -Derek >> >> Yes, the system boots from CD just fine. And, it is able to run newfs >> during the install without any problems. >> >> The total size of the drive is 683.5 GB. >> >> The boot order in the BIOS is CD and then E200i controller. > > One question you didn't quite answer. Someone asked 'how did you > partition the device. I think the intent was to ask what process > did you use - for example sysinstall or manual fdisk/bsdabel/newfs? > > Did you first create a single slice on the drive and then divide > that slice in to partitions? > > In either case, you must tell either sysinstall or fdisk & bsdlabel > to make the drive and slice bootable, to write either a generic > boot record or the FreeBSD MBR in fdisk or the fdisk portion of > sysinstall and then select make the slice bootable in bsdlabel or > the bsdlabel part of sysinstall. If you don't, it won't find a > bootable device there. > > If you have done those things, then, back to the drawing board. > > ////jerry I used sysinstall to partition the device. And, I selected boot mgr for the boot manager. When the system booted, it would boot to the point to where I had to press F1 to boot FreeBSD. When F1 was pressed, or the timeout was waited for, the system would just beep, the drive lights would flash, and nothing else would happen. Sorry for the confusion. Jay > >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Jay >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>Jay >> >> >> >> >>Jay >> >> >> >> >> >> > At 10:49 AM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: >> >> >> >>I have installed FreeBSD 6.2 on an HP Proliant G5 server with an >> >> E200i >> >> >> >>Smart Controller installed. The installation was flawless. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>When I reboot the server after the installation, the boot loader >> >> >> screen >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >>displayed. I press F1 and the system beeps and comes back to >> the >> >> boot >> >> >> >>loader prompt. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>What should I be looking at? I am at a loss since I usually end >> up >> >> >> with >> >> >> >>leftover hardware and this time I acutally got to purchase new >> >> >> hardware >> >> >> >>just for this project. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Thanks for your help. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Check your BIOS that you are ALLOWING the boot sector to be >> >> written. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > If that is OK, try disabling hyperthreading if that is turned on >> in >> >> >> your >> >> >> > BIOS. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -Derek >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> >> > believed to be clean. >> >> >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >> >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> >>believed to be clean. >> >> >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >> > believed to be clean. >> >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >> >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> >>believed to be clean. >> >>MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> > >> > -- >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and >> > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> > believed to be clean. >> > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >