NanoBSD boot failure
Sean Bruno
sbruno at miralink.com
Thu Nov 29 13:24:38 PST 2007
I've run into a weird boot failure with a new Intel
motherboard(http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D201GLY2/index.htm).
I have installed a Transcend 512MB IDE
module(http://www.transcendusa.com/products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=26&LangNo=0)
as my boot device.
If I install a minimal FreeBSD install from CDROM, the machine boots
just fine.
If I build a NanoBSD image and dd it onto the device, the system
attempts to boot and just sits at a blank screen with a flashing
cursor. I never see the boot loader start or the kernel begin to load.
The same image on several other motherboards works just fine and has
been serving us well over the last year.
Any ideas where I should start looking?
Sean
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