FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue

[jhall at vandaliamo.net]

> At 12:52 PM 4/26/2007, jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:
>>Both of those checked OK.  Is it possible I have specified the C/H/S
>>incorrectly during setup?
>>
>>Thanks,
>
> What is your type and model hard drive?  Did you specify the geometry when
> you ran sysinstall?
>
> How did you partition and slice the hard drive?
>
>
>          -Derek
>
>

Derek,

In the server I currently have three 376595-001 drives (146 GB serial
SCSI) and three 432146-001 drives (300 GB serial SCSI).  These drives are
configured as a single drive in a RAID 5 configuration.

I did not specify any geometry during the installation.

I have the hard drive configured as a single partition with the
appropriate lables (/, /var, /usr, /tmp and a swap area).

Thanks for your help.


Jay

>>Jay
>>
>> > At 10:49 AM 4/26/2007, jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:
>> >>I have installed FreeBSD 6.2 on an HP Proliant G5 server with an E200i
>> >>Smart Controller installed.  The installation was flawless.
>> >>
>> >>When I reboot the server after the installation, the boot loader
>> screen
>> >> is
>> >>displayed.  I press F1 and the system beeps and comes back to the boot
>> >>loader prompt.
>> >>
>> >>What should I be looking at?  I am at a loss since I usually end up
>> with
>> >>leftover hardware and this time I acutally got to purchase new
>> hardware
>> >>just for this project.
>> >>
>> >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> > Check your BIOS that you are ALLOWING the boot sector to be written.
>> >
>> > If that is OK, try disabling hyperthreading if that is turned on in
>> your
>> > BIOS.
>> >
>> >          -Derek
>> >
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