From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 6 20:38:50 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 246B8106566C for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:38:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E546E8FC08 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:38:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mdt-xp.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nA6KcmPZ088744; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:38:48 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <200911062038.nA6KcmPZ088744@lava.sentex.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:48 -0500 To: Sven Hazejager , freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <8ffccde70911061200t6788ca9bo67a094122f18b6ab@mail.gmail.co m> References: <8ffccde70911061200t6788ca9bo67a094122f18b6ab@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: Problem booting nanoBSD 7.2-p4 on Alix X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:38:50 -0000 At 03:00 PM 11/6/2009, Sven Hazejager wrote: >All, > >I'm having some challenging issues booting nanoBSD 7.2-p4 on CF on an >Alix serial-only system. Symptom: I'm seeing boot0sio fine, I can get >into the loader etc. boot after typing "boot" or letting it timeout, I >see "Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]..." and I get one "/" character on >the next line but then everything stops. Hi, For my Alix boxes I use NANO_BOOT0CFG="-o nopacket -s 1 -m 3 -t 36" For my kernel, I generally get rid of options ATA_STATIC_ID # Static device numbering to avoid issues of ad0 vs ad1 as it seems to vary from CF to CF manufacturer. Otherwise I have to fiddle with NANO_DRIVE=ad0 ---Mike >The loader prompt allows me to do an "ls" and I can see the files on >the first slice just fine. > >This happens both with GENERIC and with my own kernel. GENERIC and my >own kernel boot fine over PXE. > >Things I already tried: > >- Using both CHS and LBA geometry of the CF card as reported by Alix >tinybios in nanoBSD >- Set tinybios both to CHS and LBA mode >- Changed nanoBSD boot0config to include "-o nopacket" > >Possibly I have NOT tested all combinations of above options to be >honest, but I'm not sure if the problem lies with geometry or not...? >At the very least I'm staring myself blind :-) > >By the way, the nanoBSD disk image works fine (with heads=16 and >sectors=63) in VMware (in that case I do not call the cust_comconsole >function in nanoBSD)! > >Cheers, > >Sven >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-embedded >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-embedded-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike