From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 2 09:56:17 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 292631065670 for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:56:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from psychosensor@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f182.google.com (mail-yx0-f182.google.com [209.85.213.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7CEE8FC0C for ; Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:56:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yenl8 with SMTP id l8so9960131yen.13 for ; Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:56:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=VT8BP4r97GQpNXuNjSKqAOriSMYU0GhUpCfGSBmA+xQ=; b=TyUQYHLtJqXL1OgO/7H7FYT/BJRF8ku/Qoo06F+b29vj1b/KS5JKrSnr9FWjkdz6Z1 1u+sG5YdYwaEZHq2rucWWrGsoWNG2tD11iwYmUA1XTrwVN8sxrs6SxPaBhykGOiFfQtX 0vGj3TMRlB54nwsU+9UJ39a0L6OhBbBlD8PNlHHiMFO/VajEkDT2WuSFdWSiUEcT7irk XOz0uDbBbyHlcFv2qaC6Th2UHaB/XbrStUocwxblaXFMDpeNjRRcKJo8DQT9PNzJ1dJ+ lTkyBDPmF6RxyQAH+ZG8hWZZV6Ij6stGW1gTyWSUKFSMU3MbhnqKDXrBEwGcTC2/2qqa YWwQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.138.138 with SMTP id a10mr19580892yhj.39.1343901370451; Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:56:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.212.9 with HTTP; Thu, 2 Aug 2012 02:56:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 12:56:10 +0300 Message-ID: From: Sergey Listopad To: jb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cant boot 9-RELEASE on Intel L440GX+ based system 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, 02 Aug 2012 09:56:17 -0000 2012/8/1 jb : > Sergey Listopad gmail.com> writes: > >> >> Hi. >> >> I try to boot topic on retro dual PIII Intel L440GX+ based system. It >> is onboard AIC-7896 SCSI controller with 1 COMPAQ HDD. CDROM is IDE. >> When I try boot from installation CD, boot stuck on >> >> CD Loader 1.2 >> ... >> BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02 >> Consoles: internal video/keyboard >> BIOS CD is cd0 >> BIOS drive A: is disk0 >> >> If I remove HDD, system (/boot/loader) boot from CD just fine. Then I >> insert HDD (hotswap) and able to install on it. But after reboot (with >> installation CD disk removed from drive) system unable to boot. And >> stuck on the same place, after >> ... >> BIOS drive A: is disk0 >> >> Maybe anybody can help me to resolve this issue. I can post any >> additional information which may be helpful. >> >> Thanx. >> > > If FreeBSD boot loader can not find a root partition (slice), you can help > with a boot parameter, for example > vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:ad4s4a" > > After booting, verify and update /etc/fstab, otherwise add it to > /boot/loader.conf . > > Also, the FreeBSD boot slice must be marked as bootable ("active"). > jb > As you can see, bootstrap process stuck much earlier kernel booting/root mounting. It stuck on loader stage (loader can't do something. But what exactly?) I've been able to boot system manually (so system on HDD is workable), by skipping loader stage (boot kernel directly from boot block prompt) >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0p2)/boot/loader boot:/boot/kernel/kernel and then mountroot> ufs:/dev/da0p2 -- S.Listopad