From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 21 09:18:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17839106564A; Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:18:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tortise@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp4.clear.net.nz (smtp4.clear.net.nz [203.97.37.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D39178FC08; Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:18:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tortise@paradise.net.nz) Received: from dp2000xp (203-97-234-182.cable.telstraclear.net [203.97.234.182]) by smtp4.clear.net.nz (CLEAR Net Mail) with SMTP id <0KLL000CO0J3OL20@smtp4.clear.net.nz>; Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:18:40 +1200 (NZST) Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:18:36 +1200 From: Tortise To: remko@elvandar.org Message-id: Organization: mxrelay1.xtreme.net.nz smtp.paradise.net.nz MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <200906192325.n5JNP7fG066265@freefall.freebsd.org> <6ef9b58d535168695d463a8ae8a08da7.squirrel@www.jr-hosting.nl> Cc: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org, linimon@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386/134106: [boot] Dell Dimension XPS R400 fail to boot on CF IDE X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:18:50 -0000 Hi REmko As best I can tell the A13 BIOS was the latest written for that model, see http://support.ap.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WNT5&osl=EN&catid=1&impid=-1&servicetag=SZ9XX&SystemID=DIM_PNT_PII_XPS_R___&hidos=WW1&hidlang=en&TabIndex= >From the ftp link given below the same (latest) file exists: 7/5/2001 1:07 PM 558688 XPSR_A13.EXE As it was the latest it may be the problem is still in the latest - or it may be arising from outside the BIOS - which is why I made the post. Kind regards David Hingston ----- Original Message ----- From: "Remko Lodder" To: "Tortise" Cc: ; Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 7:20 AM Subject: Re: i386/134106: [boot] Dell Dimension XPS R400 fail to boot on CF IDE Hello, What you are describing might exactly be the problem. The Dell Bios might have been altered a bit or something. There are newer versions for the BIOS available as I saw on: http://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/ Would you be so kind to see if there is a newer version for your model, and whether flashing it to that bios might resolve the problem? Ofcourse read the instructions for flasing carefully! Cheers, REmko On Sat, June 20, 2009 5:52 am, Tortise wrote: > The failure occurs very early on, following detecting the IDE media discs > the screen clears and the next message is "Read error" > appears.... > It has been suggested to me the problem might be from a proprietary BIOS > however that was not very convincing as this is a > Dell...BIOS A13. > If I can help any more do let me know. > Kind regards > David Hingston > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: ; ; > > Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 11:25 AM > Subject: Re: i386/134106: [boot] Dell Dimension XPS R400 fail to boot on > CF IDE > > > Synopsis: [boot] Dell Dimension XPS R400 fail to boot on CF IDE > > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback > State-Changed-By: linimon > State-Changed-When: Fri Jun 19 23:24:31 UTC 2009 > State-Changed-Why: > We need more information about exactly how it fails (log messages, e.g.) > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=134106 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-i386@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-i386 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-i386-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- /"\ Best regards, | remko@FreeBSD.org \ / Remko Lodder | remko@EFnet X http://www.evilcoder.org/ | / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML Mail and News