Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:57:30 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: jhall@vandaliamo.net Cc: jhall@vandaliamo.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20070426125610.026c3ea0@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <2534.65.117.48.155.1177609975.squirrel@admintool.trueband. net> References: <2172.65.117.48.155.1177602567.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426112024.026c7ec0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2534.65.117.48.155.1177609975.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net>
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At 12:52 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote:
>Both of those checked OK. Is it possible I have specified the C/H/S
>incorrectly during setup?
>
>Thanks,
What is your type and model hard drive? Did you specify the geometry when
you ran sysinstall?
How did you partition and slice the hard drive?
-Derek
>Jay
>
> > At 10:49 AM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote:
> >>I have installed FreeBSD 6.2 on an HP Proliant G5 server with an E200i
> >>Smart Controller installed. The installation was flawless.
> >>
> >>When I reboot the server after the installation, the boot loader screen
> >> is
> >>displayed. I press F1 and the system beeps and comes back to the boot
> >>loader prompt.
> >>
> >>What should I be looking at? I am at a loss since I usually end up with
> >>leftover hardware and this time I acutally got to purchase new hardware
> >>just for this project.
> >>
> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >>Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Check your BIOS that you are ALLOWING the boot sector to be written.
> >
> > If that is OK, try disabling hyperthreading if that is turned on in your
> > BIOS.
> >
> > -Derek
> >
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