Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 15:36:31 -0500 From: Mark <y3k@gti.net> To: GB/DEV - Doug Poland <doug.poland@omniresources.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.2R Installation problem -- Read Error Message-ID: <3A5781CC.EC6FEAEC@gti.net> References: <DF5018B3C986D11196FF0060089A903C32CCAF@gbdev.omniresource.com>
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GB/DEV - Doug Poland wrote: > Mark said... > > > > > After the bios and vga boot info appears, I get a screen refresh > > > and > > > > > > Read error > > > > > > as the only message. Sounds like a MBR problem? Anyone have a > > > solution other than re-install? > > > > that could be a MBR problem. Boot from the kernel diskette, when the > > wheel starts spinning, start typing the command: > > > > boot> ad(0,a)/kernel -s > > > > if it is a boot block problem on the hard disk, it should now > > be booting (into single user mode via the -s flag, drop that > > flag if you want to go multiuser. > > > > Below assumes single user mode. > > > > if this work, then I would check the filessytem: > > > > # fsck -p > > > > mount the root partition > > > > # mount -u /dev/ad0s1a / # or whatever is your partition > > > > reload the boot blocks: > > > > # disklabel -B ad0 > > > > --------------- > > I have also seen the "ata" driver mess up with some older, > > lower quality motherboard IDE controlers and had to make a > > kernel using the old "wd" drivers. > > > > --mark tinguely. > > > Mark, > > I followed your instructions, and then rebooted, but it still > won't boot off the hard drive. I was able to mount all the > partitions and boot into multi-user mode and get the OS running. > > Is there anything else I can do to fix this? > > -- > Doug Make sure that you've got the latest motherboard BIOS. When I installed 4.1.1, it wouldnt boot, but a bios update took care of the problem. -mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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