Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:32:47 +0200 From: Sebastian Holmqvist <sebastian.ht@telia.com> To: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable.. Message-ID: <4F3B191A-5999-45EC-9258-F0DC70EB10D2@telia.com> In-Reply-To: <433E8123.80406@gmail.com> References: <B0422894-357D-4582-A2CA-DCF86570F6BF@telia.com> <433E7A97.9020109@gmail.com> <ADA1D09E-D279-4D33-8593-A756608ABAE2@telia.com> <433E8123.80406@gmail.com>
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On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:29, Subhro wrote: > Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:45: > >> >> On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: >> >> >>> Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: >>> >>> >>>> Specs: >>>> Amd Thunderbird 800 >>>> Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) >>>> >>>> 256 MB >>>> 30 GB IDE >>>> Cdrom >>>> Floppy >>>> >>>> Problem: The computer just prints three rows... >>>> >>>> 'Building the boot loader arguments >>>> Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found >>>> Relocating the loader and the BTX' >>>> >>>> ...and then reboots. >>>> >>>> >>> Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power >>> Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from >>> your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same >>> cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? >>> >>> >>> >> Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe >> options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first >> boot device. >> The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're >> on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. >> >> // Sebastian Holmqvist >> >> > Great. FreeBSD, unlike Linux and Windowz is very very fusy about > hardware. As per the IDE specs, the master drive should always be > at the end of the cable. The middle is occupied by the slave drive, > which is not your case. For a start, I would try fixing that. Also > it is recommended not to mix drive types on a single bus. Therefore > it would be highly recommended to move the optical drive to the > secondary bus. Also do not rely on CS. Ecplicitly jumper them as > master and slave. > > Thanks > S. > > -- > -----------------+------------------------------------------------- > | Subhro Sankha Kar > \ / | GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 > \./ | MSN:subhro@subhro.org -- Yahoo: subhro82 > (0Y0) | ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 > --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+------------------------------------------------- > > Really? I always thought Master should be first. Yeah, I know about CS reliability problem. I'll see if I can reverse them or even better, use separate cables. // Sebastian Holmqvist
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