From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 6 19:44:31 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EC0F37B419 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:44:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from 66-44-68-201.s201.tnt8.lnhva.md.dialup.rcn.com ([66.44.68.201] helo=sten.alder.net) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #10) id 16CBw1-00044q-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 06 Dec 2001 22:44:25 -0500 Received: by sten.alder.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:43:46 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:43:46 -0500 From: "Bob Hall" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange pause at boot prompt Message-ID: <20011206224346.C536@starpower.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <000701c17dd6$657b0940$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> <20011206022524.B446@twincat.vladsempire.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011206022524.B446@twincat.vladsempire.net>; from friar_josh@webwarrior.net on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 02:25:24AM +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 02:25:24AM +0000, Josh Paetzel wrote: > 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 . > > > > 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. I have a box that does this whenever it gets cold, except that pressing enter has no effect. I've been trying to figure out how to prod it into proceeding, but no luck so far. Anybody know how to get it to continue booting? Bob Hall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message