Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:07:25 -0600 From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CDROM Boot Hangs But Only Under 6.x Message-ID: <4772C28D.6000509@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <4772A88A.3000804@hdk5.net> References: <4771D6B2.6090608@tundraware.com> <d7195cff0712252053qf226222o820fe93ce160902d@mail.gmail.com> <4772A88A.3000804@hdk5.net>
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NetOpsCenter wrote: > 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 > 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/
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