Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 07:27:35 -0500 From: Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com> To: dyson@freebsd.org Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with bootstrap Message-ID: <3281D5B7.167EB0E7@mindspring.com> References: <199611070420.XAA00282@dyson.iquest.net>
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John S. Dyson wrote: > > > Using the standard biosboot, I am having problems selecting > > the kernel (the bootstrap does not respond to keyboard activity > > at all.) I can boot /kernel, but that is it. Before boot, > > I can configure the bios, with no problems. After boot, freebsd > > works fine. > > > > Does anyone have any pointers or suggestions for solving this > > problem? I am dead until this thing is fixed (all I will > > venture to do is to boot my existing kernel :-(.) > > > > MB: SuperMicro P6DNF, AMI bios.... > > > More info, isch() isn't ever sensing a character being typed. I > simply commented out the isch test (disabling the timeout), and > it works (getchar is okay.) > > Any known AMI bios bugs? (I am NOT the person who knows all of > these bios things.) > > John I observerd this on my P6NDF SuperMicro when booting from a floppy only. I had to depress the space bar b4 the boot sequence hit the floppy to be able to input from the key board. This was with the 10-14-96 boot.flp. But since I didn't need to beeot from floppy, I never thought that much of it, figured it was a fluke with my bios. Ron -- **************************************************************************** Ron Bolin rlb@mindspring.com, http://www.mindspring.com/~rlb/ GSU: gs01rlb@panther.gsu.edu matrlbx@indigo4.cs.gsu.edu Home: 770-992-8877 ****************************************************************************
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