Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:06:34 +0000 From: Mark Yeck <y3k@gti.net> To: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help _PLEASE_ 3rdrequest frustration == MAX Message-ID: <3A33E246.AADCF5DD@gti.net> References: <200012101418.JAA18924@panix6.panix.com>
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Stan, What happens when you try to boot? Does it say anything on the screen? Are you running a bootloader like BootEasy or anything? I had a problem booting with BootEasy on my system, with an Intel motherboard. I just needed to upgrade the motherboard bios. Found this on dejanews with a quick search. I dont know if it is relevant or not. http://x69.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=700810190&CONTEXT=976477108.518324252&hitnum=2 -mark stanb@panix.com wrote: > I am setting up 4 recycled HP Vectras for use at work. Sure is nice m$ > keeps providing me with free computers, as they get more and more > resource hungr :-) > > 3 of them are P75's, and 1 is a P90 The P75'a have BIOS'es > D.08.01,D.06.03, and D.08.03. I am isntalling brand new Quantam 20G IDE > drives as the only thing on the IDE busses (No CD's). > > When I look in Setup on all the P75's, I see that they are detecting > the disks as 8468MB 16383/63/16 preload -116382 Ther is an XL flag > which is on on some, and off on oters. > > All these machines boot fine after I do an install (from the hard > disks). The P90 however I have been unable to get to boot after > repeated installs :-( > > It Has BIOS version GT.07.02. The setup screen here has many more > options related to hard disk. First It wan'ts to know if I want to use > "Standard" or,"Extended" transfer methi\od. Rhere is a note that > "Standard" might need to be used on "UNIX" systems, I think this might > mean SCO. This option is gloabal to all the IDE controlers/disks on the > machine. > > On a per disk bassis, the choces are: > > Multi Sector Transfers: disable/2/4/8/16 > LBA mode control enabled/disabled > 32 bit I/O Enabled/Disbaled > Transfer mode standard/Fast Pio 1,2,3, or 4 > > Considering it takes about 30 to 45 minutes to do a minimal install to > test each choice, and that there are a lareg number of choices :-( I > could be here a while (days ?). > > Can some kkind soul that understands the hardware issues here, pleas > educate me? > > Thanks! > > At this point in time, i have also tyried the following additional > things. > > 1. Tried to install on a 4G drive in this machine. > > 2. Tries a 20G from one of the P75's in tis machien. > > Neither of them worked. > > The 4G drive when I first put it in, booted NT (don't ask what taht was > doing on the drive :)), so I know the machien is OK. > > I feel relativley certain that if I cna get in touch with some kind > soul thatactually understands the boot process, this can be made to > work. > > Please someone make some sugeations. My frustration level is quite high > at the moment! > > -- > Stan Brown stanb@panix.com 843-745-3154 > Charleston SC > -- > "Be careful not to step > in the Microsoft." -- John Denker > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Stan Brown stanb@panix.com 843-745-3154 > Charleston SC > -- > "Be careful not to step > in the Microsoft." -- John Denker > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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