From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 16:17:37 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 EF45016A404 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:17:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F1DB13C45B for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:17:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l3CGGreQ020207; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:16:53 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070412111327.0254e240@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:16:20 -0500 To: Craig Russell , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <20070412142133.91564.qmail@web34114.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20070412142133.91564.qmail@web34114.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Cant boot fresh install of freebsd 6.2 or dell poweredge 6650 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: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:17:38 -0000 At 09:21 AM 4/12/2007, Craig Russell wrote: >I am a newbie using freebsd and have run into a >problem on a new install on a dell poweredge 6650. I >am installing to a hardeware raid 1 on an LSI Logic >raid controller. The installation appears to go well >but after a reboot the freebsd boot manager comes up >with F1 to boot Freebsd (or default) and then it >complains of no boot loader followed by a "no >/boot/kernel/kernel" error. > >The default boot parameter is >0:ad(0,d)/boot/kernel/kernel > >I've tried different slices with the same results. I >have tried using the MBR instead of the freebsd boot >manager. I have tried different bios settings on the >raid card (LSI logic in the poweredge 6650). I'm not >really sure what to try next. I've even tried to >install it on a different machine on a single sata >drive with the same result. I am obviously doing >something wrong but I can't for the life of me figure >out what it is. > >Thank you for any help or direction you can provide. If you have tried on two systems, one with a standard IDE/SATA drive and that failed to boot as well, I would suspect the install media is bad. I would download a new ISO and burn a new cd. You might try an ISO from a different mirror. It is possible your CD is foobar. Be sure you get the correct disk 1 ISO from whatever mirror you use. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.