Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 11:44:51 -0600 From: "Craig G. Andersen" <andersen@tower.nexus.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Trouble booting FreeBSD Message-ID: <199601281744.LAA00160@tower.nexus.com>
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I guess I am stuck and looking for any ideas.
I have been trying to boot FreeBSD 2.1 for a couple of days.
What I have done:
1) On the 2.1 CDROM
The install.bat and inst_ide.bat both operate the same,
which is type out
Booting @ 0x100000
text= ... data=... bss=... symbols=... total=... entry point=...
and then reset (reboot)
2) The makeflp.bat and atapiflp.bat create floppies that do the following
The floppy light comes on for about 2 seconds and then goes away
without writing any messages to the console at all.
3) From Linux I have downloaded the older boot floppies 2.0.5 and
they do the same as in 2).
4) I have tried to boot these floopies at work in another machine
and they work, so I think the media is proper.
5) I have checked my hardware list (below) with your list and I think
it should work.
6) Disabled 'cache' memory and it does the same.
Other observations:
1) The NetBSD 'boot floppies' did boot.
2) Linux seems to work.
Any help would be appreciated.
Craig Andersen
email: andersen@fastlane.net
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Hardware List
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486 DX2/50 Dell Dimension/8Mb RAM/ISA Bus
ON BOARD
Graphics WD90C31 1Mb Graphics Memory
Serial #1 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16450
Serial #2 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16450
Parallel Port (Not used)
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EXTERNAL
Modems:
Serial #3 0x03e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Cardinal MVP288I (V.34/V.FC)
Serial #4 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Sportster 14.4k
Mouse: PS/2 auxiliary pointing device
SB16
snd2 <SoundBlaster 16 4.12> at 0x220 irq 5 drq 1
snd6 <SoundBlaster 16 4.12> at 0x220 irq 5 drq 5
snd7 <SoundBlaster MPU-401> at 0x330 irq 5 drq 0
snd1 <Yamaha OPL-3 FM> at 0x388 drq 0
CDROM SB16 Drive 0 (ID=0): CR-563 (0.75) at 0x230 (type 1)
Hard Disks
SIIG EIDE Master ISA Dual Channel Controller
Channel 1: ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
WDC AC31200F, 1222MB w/64KB Cache, LBA, CHS=621/64/63
Channel 2: ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
MAXTOR LXT-340A, 321MB w/64KB Cache, CHS=654/16/63
TEAC FD-505 Combo
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M, fd1 is 1.2M
FDC 0 is a 8272A
3COM Ethernet
3c509 at 0x300 IRQ 10.
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