From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 23 14:44:25 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EE9016A41F for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:44:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gaynw@bristolsystems.com) Received: from fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (fed1rmmtao03.cox.net [68.230.241.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75EAE43D55 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:44:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gaynw@bristolsystems.com) Received: from workdog ([68.228.71.3]) by fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051223144327.TKTB20875.fed1rmmtao03.cox.net@workdog>; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:43:27 -0500 From: "Gayn Winters" To: "'rajoor'" , "'Giorgos Keramidas'" Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:43:57 -0800 Message-ID: <002101c607cf$51af3760$6501a8c0@workdog> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 In-Reply-To: <43AB7B1B.8040207@aanet.com.au> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Boot error 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: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:44:25 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of rajoor > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:21 PM > To: Giorgos Keramidas > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Boot error > > > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > >On 2005-12-23 14:18, Ariane & Ron Joordens > wrote: > > > > > >>Afternoon All, > >> > >>My FreeBSD 6.0 computer refuses to boot. It gets to the > screen where it > >>pauses for 10 seconds and gives you the choice of 8 boot > options, and > >>then...nothing! > >> > >>Choosing the default option shows a single line > "/boot/kernel/acpi.ko > >>text= etc,..." then the next line shows "|", and that's it. All the > >>other boot options show just the "|" and that's it. I have > waited for up > >>to 30 minutes, but no change. The only way out is to reset > the computer. > >> > >>Prior to this prblem the computer worked perfectly. FreeBSD 5.4 was > >>installed about 4 months ago, this was upgraded to 6.0 > about 2 months > >>ago. Everything had been recompiled and I never had any > problems, until > >>this. > >> > >>I suspect that my 2 year old son has been pressing the power button > >>repeatedly which may have caused this. > >> > >> > > > >Do you still have the FreeBSD install CD-ROM? You can use > that to boot. > > > >DON'T INSTALL ANYTHING, though :) > > > >Just make sure that the CD-ROM boots fine up to the sysinstall menu. > > > >If that works, then there's definitely something wrong with > the kernel > >or the other boot files you have on disk, and we'll see what can be > >done. > > > Thanks Giorgos, > > The install cd boots just fine. So I then looked up the > manual and tried > to boot from /boot/kernel.old.kernel but that doesn't work either. > > What can we do next? > > Ron Next: Boot from a CD that has diagnostics and check your hard drive. -gayn Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com