From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 26 21:07:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CB6616A419 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:07:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Received: from ozzie.tundraware.com (ozzie.tundraware.com [75.145.138.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17B0C13C4E9 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:07:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (viper.tundraware.com [192.168.0.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by ozzie.tundraware.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lBQL7PiF031341 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:07:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from tundra@tundraware.com) Message-ID: <4772C28D.6000509@tundraware.com> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:07:25 -0600 From: Tim Daneliuk Organization: TundraWare Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Mailing List References: <4771D6B2.6090608@tundraware.com> <4772A88A.3000804@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4772A88A.3000804@hdk5.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-tundraware.com-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-tundraware.com-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-tundraware.com-MailScanner-From: tundra@tundraware.com X-Spam-Status: No Subject: Re: CDROM Boot Hangs But Only Under 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Tim Daneliuk List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:07:29 -0000 NetOpsCenter wrote: > illoai@gmail.com wrote: >> On 25/12/2007, Tim Daneliuk 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 > This was a brand new Abit LG-95Z mobo. The solution was to return it and get an Intel mobo instead. Problem fixed. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Daneliuk tundra@tundraware.com PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/