Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:02:30 +0300 From: "Artem Koutchine" <matrix@ipform.ru> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "Len Conrad" <LConrad@Go2France.com> Subject: Re: can't boot 4.2R Message-ID: <006001c098f2$a77bf440$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru> References: <5.0.0.25.0.20010217131639.01ac6030@mail.Go2France.com><5.0.0.25.0.20010217134955.01b5c870@mail.Go2France.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20010217144545.026c6b80@mail.Go2France.com>
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Hmm.. Considering what you've said the OS is there, but it is not bootable since it is placed in the wrong location on the disk or disk is damanged (did you check it for bad blocks?). Wrong location can only be caused by wrong geometry specified while installation. Try enabling LBA mode for the disk and specifying LBA geometry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Conrad" <LConrad@Go2France.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 4:53 PM Subject: Re: can't boot 4.2R > > >I've never has such problem in the past, so my wild guess would be: > > > >1) wrong disk geometry? (very likely considering how old your drive > >is) > > no, 768 cyl, 14 hd, 62 cyl > > >2) Some very weird disk > > seagate ST3390A > > > with very weird bios ( i doubt that this is the case) > > me, neither > > >3) Wrong install procedure > > how many install procedures are there with FreeBSD 4.2R? > > >For number 1: Try getting some real values for the drive C/H/S. > > they are correct as displayed in the system BIOS bootup screen > > > I guess the drive is not working in LBA mode? > > no > > >I cannot suggest anything particular, but you > >might try playing with the drive MODE and REAL/BIOS values for C/H/S when > >installing FreeBSD. > > > >As for number 2: get something newer and more standard nowadays > > seagate ST3390A is old but not exotic. In the compaq prolinea 466, > it ran FreeBSD 4.2 just fine. > > In fact, when I put took this old drive out of the prolinea and into > the P133 case, I tried to boot with the FreeBSD that was there, and > got the same F1 F2 F3 menu, and same symptom: hit F1, see a quick > disk access, and a beep, but no error msg or chance of progress. > > The OS is there but I just can't get past the booting. > > >As For number3: when in fdisk DO NOT PRESS 'W". Just create a slice ( > >which is what dos calls partition), make it a real partition (not > >dedicated), then just press 'Q' in label editor create all FBSD > >partions and press > >Q again. > > I've done that. > > >Installer should do the job automaticcaly. Again, watch out for the > >disk geometry. > > disk geo looks ok. > > I guess I'll have to find another disk. > > thanks, > Len > > > http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : Binary for ISC BIND 8.2.3 for NT4 & W2K > http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-spam mail gateways > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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