Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:17:36 +0200 From: Ivan Radovanovic <rivanr@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Weird installation issue Message-ID: <4A4F9CC0.70603@gmail.com>
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Hello, I recently wanted to update FreeBSD on my computer to latest version, but now I am facing weird problem. After completing installation from dvd I can't boot into BSD. I naturally assumed this is some boot manager/boot sector issue, and since I am using Vista also (but on the other hard disk) I first overwrited its boot manager with FreeBSD's but without any luck (when I press F2 to start BSD machine either stops to respond or prints # for any keypress, no any messages from BSD bootloader). After that I tried to make BSD entry in grub from open solaris but with the same symptoms (freezing without any message on the screen). I also tried installing GAG boot manager but with the same results. When I open BSD's partition using some hex editor boot sector seems written correctly. Also if I boot fixit prompt from dvd I can mount partition from hard disk (I tried only mounting a partition where is /) everything looks written correctly. However if I escape to loader prompt at dvd during boot and set currdev to "disk1s1a:" when I issue ls everything freezes. I believe this is some booting issue on my machine, but I am loosing ideas what can I try next. Please advise what I should try (FreeBSD is my first choice for UNIX and now I am stuck with open solaris) Ivan
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