FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue

[Derek Ragona]

At 01:31 PM 4/26/2007, jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:
> > At 01:16 PM 4/26/2007, jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:
> >> > 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.
> >
> > Sounds like your system is not booting, but you're not getting any error
> > message.  Check the boot order in your BIOS, and turn on diagnostic boot
> > messages if they are not turned on.
> >
> > Does they system boot from a CD ok?
> >
> >          -Derek
>
>Yes, the system boots from CD just fine.  And, it is able to run newfs
>during the install without any problems.
>
>The total size of the drive is 683.5 GB.
>
>The boot order in the BIOS is CD and then E200i controller.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Jay

Can you boot the CD, mount the root filesystem and check that everything is 
there (/boot /kernel, etc.)

         -Derek


> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>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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