From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 16 23:54:25 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 678EE16A417 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:54:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF79F13C447 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:54:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1It8qI-0002WG-U6 for chat@freebsd.org; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:15 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with SMTP id lAGLZDp4007105 for ; Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:14 GMT Received: (qmail 38826 invoked by uid 1001); 16 Nov 2007 21:35:08 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:08 +0000 To: "Jeremy C. Reed" Message-ID: <20071116213508.GA38799@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-PRERELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:14 +0000 (GMT) Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: loader and "Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor" X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:54:25 -0000 On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 12:55:06PM -0600, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > > Trying to boot PC-BSD 1.4.1 and I get: > > CD Loader 1.2 > Building the boot loader arguments > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found > Read error: 0x10 > Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor > > I find this discussed a lot, but haven't found a solution yet. > > My BIOS is K7VM2 for ASRock > http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=K7VM2 > > I started with version P1.30 and now I updated to 1.90 (dated 9/5/2003). > > (I have no floppy. So I downloaded freedos ISO image, mounted it, copied > it, added the flash utility and new flash, made new iso and burned it. It > booted fine and I could update flash fine. My BIOS indicated it was new.) > > But I continue to get the "Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor" > error. > > I have tried with two different CD drives. > > Any ideas on how to solve this? Or is it just not possible to boot with my > BIOS? > > What about using a different boot manager? And then have it boot the CD? > Any suggestions on that? You could try making a CD with grub and try to boot that. You'll need to know which partition/slice your root partition is on and you'll obviously need a spare machine to build your boot CD on. Instructions (I had to do it a few weeks back): http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/grub_setup.html > > Jeremy C. Reed > > p.s. I may just try to boot it over the network... but I got to setup my > boot server for that. Grub should be easier as long as your BIOS can boot CDs. -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html