Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 14:39:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: Joe.Warner@smed.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SYSTEM HANGS/WON'T BOOT HELP! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000804143645.15867A-100000@java.dpcsys.com> In-Reply-To: <85256931.0073E1C7.00@Deimos.smed.com>
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On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 Joe.Warner@smed.com wrote: > /dev/cuaa1 uses the device sio1 (COM2). That is compiled in the > kernel by default but if you don't have a second serial port or > it is disabled in your BIOS that would also cause the message. > > I have a Compaq Deskpro and it has only 1 serial port and can't get to my > BIOS because when I installed FreeBSD, I took the automatic installation > option and told it to use the whole disk. After it formatted the drive and > installed, I think it blew the BIOS away. Do you know how I might be able > to get around this or at least find out what's using /dev/cuaa0? The BIOS is still there, it's not on the drive, it's a chip. I think Compaq is F8 or F10 during POST to get to the bios. Try the list again. I don't have a Compaq or run upsmond so I can't be of much help. Dan -- Dan Busarow 949 443 4172 Dana Point Communications, Inc. dan@dpcsys.com Dana Point, California 83 09 EF 59 E0 11 89 B4 8D 09 DB FD E1 DD 0C 82 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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