From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 26 17:59:06 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 F243516A403 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:59:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8ED713C487 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:59:05 +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 l3QHwRN9086524; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070426125610.026c3ea0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:57:30 -0500 To: jhall@vandaliamo.net From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <2534.65.117.48.155.1177609975.squirrel@admintool.trueband. net> References: <2172.65.117.48.155.1177602567.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426112024.026c7ec0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2534.65.117.48.155.1177609975.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> 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: jhall@vandaliamo.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 Boot Issue 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, 26 Apr 2007 17:59:06 -0000 At 12:52 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: >Both of those checked OK. Is it possible I have specified the C/H/S >incorrectly during setup? > >Thanks, What is your type and model hard drive? Did you specify the geometry when you ran sysinstall? How did you partition and slice the hard drive? -Derek >Jay > > > At 10:49 AM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: > >>I have installed FreeBSD 6.2 on an HP Proliant G5 server with an E200i > >>Smart Controller installed. The installation was flawless. > >> > >>When I reboot the server after the installation, the boot loader screen > >> is > >>displayed. I press F1 and the system beeps and comes back to the boot > >>loader prompt. > >> > >>What should I be looking at? I am at a loss since I usually end up with > >>leftover hardware and this time I acutally got to purchase new hardware > >>just for this project. > >> > >>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >>Thanks for your help. > > > > Check your BIOS that you are ALLOWING the boot sector to be written. > > > > If that is OK, try disabling hyperthreading if that is turned on in your > > BIOS. > > > > -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. > > > > > > > >-- >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. -- 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.