i386/120933: 6.x and 7.x do not boot from CD on IBM HS20 8832 with
BIOS Version > 1.02
Helmut Schneider
jumper99 at gmx.de
Thu Feb 21 11:00:08 UTC 2008
>Number: 120933
>Category: i386
>Synopsis: 6.x and 7.x do not boot from CD on IBM HS20 8832 with BIOS Version > 1.02
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-i386
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 21 11:00:07 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Helmut Schneider
>Release: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0RC2
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
An IBM HS20 (only Modell 8832) does not boot from CD with BIOS > 1.02 (e.g. 1.12, latest). The CD starts, it tries to load the kernel and the "\ | / -" sequence rotates *very* slow. After about 5 minutes it says it can't boot and displays the boot prompt.
When you install FreeBSD on a Blade with BIOS <= 1.02 and then switch hard disks FreeBSD boots and runs fine, only the initial installation from CD fails.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-52648&brandind=5000008
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot from Installation CD (tried with 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 7.0RC2).
>Fix:
Downgrade BIOS to 1.02 (tested, might be later, too, but with 1.12 it fails).
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