Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 13:59:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@current1.whistle.com> To: Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.win.tue.nl> Cc: bde@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-hackers <FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 2.1.5 install failure: booting from fd0 in stead of sd0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.960826135711.1053C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <199608261923.VAA09844@gvr.win.tue.nl>
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On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Guido van Rooij wrote: > > I've installed 2.1.5 on a DEC Celebris XL 5133 and it fails: > The installation itsself went OK. But when booting the new system, > it tries to boot off the floppy drive. When I manually enter > sd(0,a)kernel as the device to boot from, it does boot however. > The disk is a Quantum Fireball SCSI disk hanging on a NCR controller. > (NCR SDMS V3.0 PCI scsi bios, PCI rev 2, NCRPCI 3.05.03) > So the bootblock itsself is read from the disk. > When trying to boot, it says it is using dosdev:0 biosdev: 0 unit: 0 major: 2. > WHen I manually enter sd(0,a)kernel, it tells me it is booting from > dosdev: 80 biosdev: 0 unit: 0 major: 4. possibly teh disk was labled as being ST506 or EDSI or IDE rather than SCSI once you have booted.. check the TYPE field of the disklabel.. > > Apparently, the boot code doesn't get the correct boot device. I'm wondering > how this can happen...The Windows-NT installation that is installed in > the first partition of the drive boots fine... > > The bios is a Phoenix one. > > Can Anyone give me a clue? > > -Guido >
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