Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:16:26 -1000 From: NetOpsCenter <noc@hdk5.net> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: tundra@tundraware.com, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CDROM Boot Hangs But Only Under 6.x Message-ID: <4772A88A.3000804@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <d7195cff0712252053qf226222o820fe93ce160902d@mail.gmail.com> References: <4771D6B2.6090608@tundraware.com> <d7195cff0712252053qf226222o820fe93ce160902d@mail.gmail.com>
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illoai@gmail.com wrote: > On 25/12/2007, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> wrote: > >> I am building a new server out of both older and brand new >> components. It is based on a Pentium D 925 and ABIT LG-95Z >> mobo. The DVD-RW is a Lite-On about a year old with very >> low hours on it. >> >> So ... here's a fun one: I can boot and install FreeBSD 4.x (CD) >> or Novell SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10 SP1 (DVD) via the >> DVD. But attempting to do this with 6.x (I have tried 6.2R and >> 6.3-PRE disk #1) causes a hang during boot. The loader gets >> as far as showing the vertical bar that ordinarily "spins" >> to show intitial kernel loading progress and the the machine >> just sits there. There is some further activity on the optical >> drive at this point and then the cursor sort of jumps around a bit. >> >> I've not yet tried swapping the optical drive out - though I doubt >> this is the problem since I can load the other OSs. I've tried >> removing and moving memory sticks in case this is a flakey >> memory problem - no change. I've tried removing the only >> two cards in the machine: 3COM 905C-TX and an Adaptec 2940UW - >> no change. >> >> I have one last ditch thing I will try later tonight which is >> to force the DVD IDE port into PIO mode and out of DMA mode. >> But that's it. I am stumped. Ideas anyone? >> >> > > If it is not hardware, check your bios settings (and mayhap > set back to default or very conservative) (of which the PIO > trick may work). > > Also, 7.0 ran extremely well for me back in Sept., you might > try it as an alternative. > > HTH > > Aloha, I had the same problem with a couple of older mobo's . I ended up loading 6.* on a hd on a different machine that I knew worked. I physically moved it to the problem box and it Worked. I think the issue could be the size or the type of HD in my case. Some older mobo bios jam up when a HD is more than 60 gig I have found. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + noc@hdk5.net + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* + "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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