Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 12:41:15 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: Nick Johnson <spatula@gulf.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems booting 2.1.5 floppy Message-ID: <3229BCAB.2B89@ime.net> References: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960901105207.18764A-100000@pompano.pcola.gulf.net>
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Nick Johnson wrote: > > Hi there... > > I have just upgraded my hardware extensively and decided to install a > fresh copy of FreeBSD rather than try to move the OS from one drive to > the other. The problem that I am having is that the floppy boot locks up > at the very beginning; that is, the little rotating thing only turns > about halfway, and then everything stops. I've tried including the -c > option, but it never gets the kernel loaded to do anything with it. > > I have tried this from several floppies, and I'm certain I downloaded > the image with binary mode. I also used RAWRITE from DOS, not Windows, > so there was no multitasking of any kind going on. > > Pertinant hardware information: I have a Pentium 100 system with 32 > megs of RAM and 1.6 gig hard drive, which the BIOS is using in LBA mode. > (I don't think LBS mode is the problem, because the floppy boot never > really even gets started). The video is a Diamond Stealth 64 (S3 > chip) with 2 megs of DRAM. The only other hardware onboard is a sound > card and my Mitsumi IDE controller. > > Any idea what is going wrong? > > Nick Don't know if this it it, But I belive I have read several times on this list that having more then 16 megs RAM during install can cause it to fail.. Try knocking it down to 16megs for the install, Then compile a kernel with >16M support, then stick it all back in. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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