From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 14:16:01 2008 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 ACBA3106564A for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:16:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82B3E8FC0C for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:16:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LCxBw-0000On-9t for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:16:00 -0800 Message-ID: <21053877.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:16:00 -0800 (PST) From: ThinkDifferently To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <874p13fi2m.fsf@kobe.laptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: Jeremy@FutureCIS.com References: <21039625.post@talk.nabble.com> <21045931.post@talk.nabble.com> <49486B95.70803@ibctech.ca> <21046366.post@talk.nabble.com> <21046636.post@talk.nabble.com> <49487A15.2090103@ibctech.ca> <21047275.post@talk.nabble.com> <21047496.post@talk.nabble.com> <874p13fi2m.fsf@kobe.laptop> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:16:01 -0000 Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > Did you try the 'safe-mode' option from the loader menu? > Yes, to reiterate... ThinkDifferently wrote: > > I have tried booting from Boot-only, Disc1, LiveFS. Additionally, I've > tried the default boot, "with ACPI disabled", "Safe Mode", "single user > mode", and "verbose logging". > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > Did you try disabling DMA for the CD-ROM by setting hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 > from the loader prompt, like someone else suggested a few emails back? > Yes. I tried booting from the boot-only CD, choosing option 6 "Escape to loader prompt", entering "set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0", followed by "boot". No change in status, still hangs. At this point, I haven't completely given up all hope. I still have one thing to try. Since the motherboard was obviously made for Windows and only has Windows instructions, what I will try is the following: 1. Make a driver diskette as the mobo instructions state. 2. Boot from Windows Vista Ultimate DVD. 3. On the storage screen, click on the "Load Driver" button. 4. Load the driver and configure the disks as per the instructions. 5. When the storage device shows up in Window's storage screen, I will shutdown. 6. Swap in the FreeBSD boot-only CD. 7. Reboot & observe if it recognizes the storage device &/or hangs. Sound like a plan? Anything else I might try? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21053877.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.