From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 28 15:33:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F00001065680 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:33:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spry@anarchy.in.the.ph) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25878FC17 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:33:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spry@anarchy.in.the.ph) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1620317wfg.7 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:33:41 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.171.3 with SMTP id t3mr1367245wfe.195.1238254421568; Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:33:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:33:41 +0800 Message-ID: From: Mars G Miro To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:42:50 +0000 Subject: Re: booting from SATA DVD-RAM, no go X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:33:42 -0000 On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Mars G Miro wrote= : > Hi guys > > =A0 It just does: > ... > Building the boot loader arguments > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > Relocating the loader and the BTX > ... > > =A0Then the screen goes blank. I've tried setting AHCI and unsetting it > (IDE mode), still no go. Tried the 7-STABLE / 8-CURRENT (amd64) > snapshots from February. > > =A0This is on an LG GH22LS40 on a Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H mobo w/ the latest > BIOS from their website. > > =A0Clues? I'll prolly plug an old CD-ROM just to install FreeBSD on it. T= hanks. > rrrrrrrrrr. plugging in an old CD-ROM still gives me the same thing. Next stop: PXE, or just install FreeBSD on the HD in a separate machine altogether ... > > -- > cheers > mars > ----- > P. J. O'Rourke =A0- "If government were a product, selling it would be il= legal." > --=20 cheers mars ----- Mercedes McCambridge - "I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room."