Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:03:10 -0500 From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-AMD64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta4: Strange problem with install CDs boot loader Message-ID: <790a9fff0604140703h3e3be0dcj24446b70cd45bfac@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0603280800lc309c92s4c991abc707c2536@mail.gmail.com> References: <790a9fff0603220925pde587a8pe15c7087c3007ae5@mail.gmail.com> <790a9fff0603280800lc309c92s4c991abc707c2536@mail.gmail.com>
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Update on the strange CD boot problem: I downloaded 6.1-RC1 Boot only CD and it exibits the same problem, as the Beta4 CD. It still loads the loader, displays that it is loading the /boot/loader.conf file, but before it displays that it loading the kernel it crashes (no output of crash available, as the display is unreadable due to crash). But if I hold down the space bar while it is booting, it displays that it is loading /boot/kernel/kernel and then proceeds as normal going into the sysinstall menu. In an attempt to isolate the problem, I copied the kernel and loader off the CD onto the HD of my installed FreeBSD/amd64 systems /boot directory, and I had no problem booting off the HD with the kernel or loader from the CD. I also upgraded the BIOS from F.31 to F.33, this still didn't fix the problem of booting off of the CD. Scot -- DISCLAIMER: No electrons were mamed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.
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