From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 5 17:17:09 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7FBF16A400 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:17:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 853E313C447 for ; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:17:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l55HCVaJ074272; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:12:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l55HCVkx074271; Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:12:31 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:12:31 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Fred Davidson Message-ID: <20070605171231.GC74099@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <744501.34996.qm@web57407.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <744501.34996.qm@web57407.mail.re1.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Loader can't read USB drive @ boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:17:09 -0000 On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 09:16:35AM -0700, Fred Davidson wrote: > Well I was having this problem with GRUB which someone > helped me with. Now Grub will boot my USB key and > load loader. The problem? loader hangs, and > eventually says it can't find the kernel. when I > lsdev it always gives the right description of my hard > disk partitions on the hard drive, but prints nothing > for the USB disk. So... When the FreeBSD loader can't find the kernel, it often means that it is looking in the wrong place. Is your Grub MBR pointing it to the right place? What is actually on that stick? Is there a DDsNa partition for it to boot from? DD being device and N being a slice number, 1..4. ////jerry > > Is this a problem of FreeBSD not being able to read > from the USB stick this early? > > Is this a problem of the BIOS being fishy with FreeBSD > and refusing to give up the details of the USB stick? > > > Is this (like a read in another post) just a problem > of the specific USB stick I'm using, and that there's > something different about different sticks? Do these > little sticks really have firmware? > > You ponder that, I'm gonna go drop some cash on a new > USB stick, hope that's it. > > -Fred > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >