Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:25:24 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> To: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange pause at boot prompt Message-ID: <20011206022524.B446@twincat.vladsempire.net> In-Reply-To: <000701c17dd6$657b0940$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>; from matt@gsicomp.on.ca on Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 04:47:11PM -0500 References: <000701c17dd6$657b0940$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca>
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On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 04:47:11PM -0500, Matthew Emmerton wrote: > I've got a whole bunch of 4.3-REL machines that were built from the same > media and the same installation crib sheet. > One of these systems experiences a really strange quirk: > > When it boots, it displays this: > > FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:da(0,a)/kernel > boot: > > and then waits forever until someone presses <Enter>. > > The other machines all have the same disk partitioning, and none of them > experience this behaviour. > > Does anyone have any explanation for why this occurs, and how to make it > stop? It's quite distressing, especially since it's a remote box. Sounds like maybe the partition isn't set active, or perhaps FreeBSD and the BIOS are disagreeing about the drive geometry. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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