FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue

[Derek Ragona]

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




>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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