Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 06:28:33 -0600 From: Greg Panula <greg.panula@dolaninformation.com> To: Jd <jd@jackdan.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.0 will not boot Message-ID: <3E8AD771.8DE7730D@dolaninformation.com> References: <3E89DCF7.2080902@jackdan.net>
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Jd wrote: > > Hi everyone, I released turned to FreeBSD simply because I am > discouraged with windows and there security scheme (did you guys see the > document microsoft wrote about how to stop windows from sending out info > about your computer onto the net? it's freaking 250 pages, and that > doesn't cover all the xtra exploits that can come in your computer). > Anyways, I recently tried 4.8 rc2, and it worked like a charm. So I > wanted to try 5.0...that was a problem. > > Unfortunately, 5.0 won't boot for me. I go through the installation > procedure without a glitch. But then, when comes first boot, after the > initial message (when you have a 10 second delay and you push enter) all > I get is hex being dumped to my screen, and alot of it. Now I think I > read somewhere that FreeBSD5.0 now comes with a splash screen when it > boots. I have a geforce ti4200. To make X work (under 4.8) I needed to > get the nvidia drivers, would this affect anything? If so, how do I get > to install those drivers before I can get a first boot? (I tried > booting from the cd, and getting a shell, but I can't even 'ls' from > that shell) > If it hurts when you do that, don't do that. :) Just run 4.8, 5.0 is still "beta" code. If you're still interested in trying 5.0... first see if you can get it run without X windows. Instead of pressing the enter key, press the any key to get a boot prompt and then type 'boot -s' to boot into single user mode. If you can boot into single user mode, then you know the OS can boot. And problem is most likely with getting X to run. Don't know how to really explain how to trouble-shoot X windows problems. But you might want to try using the stock nvidia driver or the stock vga driver that comes with X before attempting to using the drivers provided by nvidia(not sure those work with 5.0 anyways). Comment out the line in /etc/ttys that contains "xdm -nodaemon" to keep freebsd from starting X windows at boot-up. Make sure at least ttyv0 is uncommented, so you'll get a console prompt. But since you're new to freebsd, I suggest sticking with 4.8 and getting a feel for it. This will give you a stable platform to learn with and an idea of how to trouble-shoot problems. Good luck, greg
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