Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:54:11 -0500 From: Victor <strat-man@comcast.net> To: listbunny@metalbunny.net Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD have problems with SCSI CD-drives ?? Message-ID: <1141188851.12926.25.camel@localhost>
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> Probably should've said that I have no problems booting from > all other > bootCDs I've tried... even windows manages to do it (which in > itself is > amazing since it dislikes SCSI greatly). I never had any > problems with > Linux, FreeBSD on the other hand seems to be a bit more > nitpicking... > which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just annoying when > you can't > install it easily. > > > Rene > > Derek Ragona wrote: > > I believe it is more incompatibilities with older BIOS and > SCSI BIOS, > > etc. I have an older MB that won't boot the SCSI CD. This > is really > > problematic as the system will boot the floppies, but cannot > after > > booting, find the boot device. I have to mount the cd and > update from > > the mounted cd. Once I have the system loaded on the hard > drive it is > > fine. > > > > I know this is of no help, just letting you know you are not > alone. > > > > -Derek > > > > > > At 02:01 PM 2/28/2006, Rene Brehmer wrote: > >> I've got SCSI Plextor CD-drives in my computer (AMD Athlon > XP-based), > >> and ATA harddrives. When I try to install FreeBSD 6.0 > booting from > >> the CDs, it stops with "Error, unable to load kernel". I > tried first > >> with 6.0, then with 5.4. Interestingly the 5.4 installer > says "Unable > >> to load matching kernel". > >> > >> I then made the install floppies, and used those to boot > from, and > >> then it installed without a problem. Although the disk > slicer did > >> make a few errors in the partition table, which I had to > fix to get > >> Windows to work properly (did a dual-boot install). > >> > >> Just wondering: Does FreeBSD have an issue with SCSI CD-ROM > drives, > >> or is it just the install bootup??? Need some documentation > before I > >> can actually use it for anything, but atleast now I've > figured out > >> how to get it on my harddrive... > >> > >> > >> Rene In my case, I have one SCSI drive and one ATAPI/IDE. I have to boot the FreeBSD install CD from the SCSI drive, won't work and fails the same way using the ATAPI/IDE drive. I think in my case it's because the SCSI drive is the Secondary Master (in BIOS) and the ATAPI/IDE drive is Secondary Slave. That might be something to check, as I'm sure FreeBSD *will* boot from an SCSI CDROM. HTH, Good Luck! Victor
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