Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:29:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net> To: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: clean install won't boot from hard drive... Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.93.960422152828.15704I-100000@freebsd.ki.net> In-Reply-To: <2465.829890091@palmer.demon.co.uk>
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On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > "Marc G. Fournier" wrote in message ID > <Pine.NEB.3.93.960418163509.6921K-100000@freebsd.ki.net>: > > On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > > Nope, doesn't even reach the boot prompt, which is why I > > think I might have screwed up the Boot Mgr somehow :( > > > > Root is 30meg, like the rest of my machines. > > > > Don't sure if it makes any difference, but its a 1522 controller > > that I'm using... > > >From the handbook: > > o Adaptec AIC-6360 based boards, which includes the AHA-152x and > SoundBlaster SCSI cards. > > Note: You cannot boot from the SoundBlaster cards as they have no > on-board BIOS, which is necessary for mapping the boot device into > the system BIOS I/O vectors. They are perfectly usable for > external tapes, CDROMs, etc, however. The same goes for any other > AIC-6x60 based card without a boot ROM. Some systems DO have a > boot ROM, which is generally indicated by some sort of message when > the system is first powered up or reset. Check your system/board > documentation for more details. > > Does it have a boot ROM? > *groan* old hardware laying around...:( Marc G. Fournier scrappy@ki.net Systems Administrator @ ki.net scrappy@freebsd.org
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