From owner-freebsd-ia32@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 23 16:12:37 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B7C716A41B for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:12:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ilsa.gold@web.de) Received: from fmmailgate09.web.de (fmmailgate09.web.de [217.72.192.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5980A13C465 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:12:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ilsa.gold@web.de) Received: from web.de by fmmailgate09.web.de (Postfix) with SMTP id CABBDF85700 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:40:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [88.217.44.195] by freemailng0701.web.de with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:40:02 +0200 Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:40:02 +0200 Message-Id: <1282104990@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: ilsa.gold@web.de To: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org Precedence: fm-user Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ X-Provags-Id: V01U2FsdGVkX1/3tPxNbCLV7D9tQLblFyBXqvTg62meeiBfoYPRyzpRJtwrd egBbL14LiiV5ZAK/Xo0PuclDcw9DjNX8+0C8QH8KUZ7Ib3szuapgFsOMTBy2 A== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Problem booting from memory-stick with ASUS A7V-133 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia32@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: FreeBSD on the IA-32 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:12:37 -0000 Hi all, I have a problem with booting from a 128MB USB-memory-stick with the ASUS A7V-133 motherboard. I downloaded the boot-floppy-image"boot.flp" (version 6.2) from the FreeBSD-FTP-server and "dd"-ed it to a memory stick. Booting from this stick works fine with every other computer I have (a notebook and a newer workstation also with an ASUS-board). But trying to boot from the stick with the A7V gives me the following output: <------------------------- 8< -------------------------------> Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel boot: Not ufs No /boot/kernel/kernel <------------------------- 8< -------------------------------> So it seems to me that the BIOS reads the first sector of the memory-stick (the MBR) executes the code but then the bootloader seems to have problems with the drive geometry or something like this. So does anybody on this list have had similar problems or can give me a hint what to do to solve this problem? BTW: I know that the used floppy-image is just for installation and I'm not able to boot a fully running system from it. But it seems to me the best/fastest way to test whether booting from the stick works or not. Thanks a lot in advance Stefan _________________________________________________________________________ In 5 Schritten zur eigenen Homepage. Jetzt Domain sichern und gestalten! Nur 3,99 EUR/Monat! http://www.maildomain.web.de/?mc=021114