Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:01:33 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: qa@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New cdboot ISO available Message-ID: <XFMail.020110160133.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200201102326.g0ANQQ241566@bunrab.catwhisker.org>
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On 10-Jan-02 David Wolfskill wrote: >>Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:59:47 -0800 (PST) >>From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> > >>A new experimental CD bootstrap was recently added to -stable for the i386 >>architecture that allows the full contents of the CD to be used when booting. >>.... > >>The release engineering team would like feedback as to roughly how many >>machines do not work with the new bootstrap utility as well as how many >>machines do work. If most machines work with the new bootstrap, then we may >>switch to using the new bootstrap on the release ISO images. > >>.... > >>Please test this ISO and provide feedback to the -stable or -qa lists thanks. > > I have tested it on 4 machines (so far); it worked on 3: > > * IBM Intellistation (686810U) OK > * IBM ThinkPad (600E) OK > * IBM ThinkPad (770Z) OK > * NEC Versa (6030X) Failed > > Messages from the failure: > > CD Loader 1.01 > > Building the boot loader arguments > Read Error: 0x01 > Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor > > > [Note that I had (successfully) upgraded the Versa to 4.5-RC1 with the > "normal" ISO image earlier in the day. And the machiine is likely old > and slow enough that it's of little interest.] Hmm, that's weird. Can you see if the NEC Versa can boot a NT 4 or ME or 2000 CD? Also, how old is the BIOS on the Versa? (And is there a newer version you can flash onto it?) -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-qa" in the body of the message
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