Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:57:08 +0000 From: kblists@comcast.net To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install bug - 4.9 stable - post install circular reboot Message-ID: <011220042357.24178.847@comcast.net>
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I've fixed the problem, but for the benefit of others... > Please qualify "reboots continutally forever." It reboots after printing > the F1: FreeBSD message, or after you press a key, or what? Yes, hitting a key. I would suppose if I let it time out it'd do the same. > This sounds like a BIOS issue. boot0 uses only BIOS calls to do its work. > Lots of problems like this are also caused by bad drive geometry. 4.8 installs correctly 100%, 4.9 fails 100%. > What is the partition layout on the disk(s) in the system? Hardware > description? One of my old test boxes, on which I've install most everything in the past. Single partition, Micron/Intel mb, PII 300, SIS graphics, 4 gig ide, 256 ram.
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