Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:28:25 +0100 From: Mark Rowlands <fuc952d@tninet.se> To: Robert Suetterlin <robert@mpe.mpg.de>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help: System hangs during boot (if hd connected to promise 100TX2). Message-ID: <20020112102813.A0F4937B41A@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20020111150745.GE159@robert2.mpe-garching.mpg.de> References: <20020111150745.GE159@robert2.mpe-garching.mpg.de>
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On Friday 11 January 2002 4:07 pm, Robert Suetterlin wrote: > Hello! > > I have a proliant ml 350, on which I try to install freebsd. During the > initial bootup the system hangs. I use FBSD4.4-release. I tried > installing from cdrom (iso images from freebsd.org) and over FTP. > > When I unplug a Promise UDMA100 TX2 Controller which is in the machine, it > boots ok. If I replug the Controller and unplug all connected harddrives > it still boots. When I connect any Harddisk to any IDE-Channel it hangs > during bootup. > > I have a second ml350 with almost identical hardware (less memory and an > additional multiport serial IO) which also contains an Promise U100TX2 and > has one HD connected. That second machine boots fine. > > Both ml350 have identical Bios Settings and IRQ Settings (except the second > machine uses one more IRQ for the multiport serial card). And I configure > the kernel on both machines identical: I remove all Network Adapters, I > remove all but floppy from storage, I remove PC Card. I also tried not > removing anything, not removing PC Card, additionally removing Parallel > Port, but with no real effect. Eccept that adding more kernel parts delais > the hang, and removing Parallel Port makes it occur earlier. > > I really do not know what to diagnose next, booting with `boot -v` didn't > reveal any problems. The machine hangs while output is still in bright > mode. As it is mentioned very often in boot hangs I tried `set > hw.pcic.intr_path=1` and `set hw.pcic.irq=0` but with no visible effect. > > > Regards, Robert S. have you tried takeing the "faulty" card and trying that in the other machine? just to whether the problem is card or machine related? Are the cards / bioses identical?, I have read about two versions of this card existing, the older one of which works fine in 4.x-release. if you can install to one disk, and then cvsup to -stable and then plug the drives in? ISTR there were some ata patches applied for the version 2 of this card. -- Even nowadays a man can't step up and kill a woman without feeling just a bit unchivalrous... -- Robert Benchley To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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