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Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:51:19 -0400
From: Scott Ullrich <sullrich@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't load kernel errors (with wierd bios messages)
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On 9/5/05, Scott Ullrich <sullrich@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello list!
>=20
> I'm trying to understand a problem that keeps coming up quite often
> but I honestly have no idea what is going on.
>=20
> In random cases after upgrading I'm seeing the message:
> Can't work out which disk we are booting from.
> Guessed BIOS device 0xffffffff not found by probes, defaulting to disk0:
>=20
> can't load 'kernel'
>=20
> Screen shot of the error in action:
> http://www.pfsense.com/~sullrich/CantFindKernelError.JPG
>=20
> Does anyone know what causes this error?
>=20
> Thanks in advance!

Sorry to reply to myself but wanted to pass on info that people are
asking me in private e-mails:

1. We have tried ACPI w/o help
2. This happens on more than one machine (last could its about 9)
3. It always happens after the first bootup after upgrading the kernel and =
world

Thanks again!

Scott