From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 26 19:29:11 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 A49D016A402 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:29:11 +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 2841413C44C for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:29:08 +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 l3QJS6dL087712; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:28:06 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070426142358.026d42a0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:27:08 -0500 To: jhall@vandaliamo.net From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <2629.65.117.48.155.1177612265.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> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426125610.026c3ea0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2566.65.117.48.155.1177611388.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net> <6.0.0.22.2.20070426131910.026cd3e0@mail.computinginnovations.com> <2629.65.117.48.155.1177612265.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 19:29:11 -0000 At 01:31 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: > > At 01:16 PM 4/26/2007, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote: > >> > 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 > >> > > > >> > > >> > >>Derek, > >> > >>In the server I currently have three 376595-001 drives (146 GB serial > >>SCSI) and three 432146-001 drives (300 GB serial SCSI). These drives are > >>configured as a single drive in a RAID 5 configuration. > >> > >>I did not specify any geometry during the installation. > >> > >>I have the hard drive configured as a single partition with the > >>appropriate lables (/, /var, /usr, /tmp and a swap area). > >> > >>Thanks for your help. > > > > Sounds like your system is not booting, but you're not getting any error > > message. Check the boot order in your BIOS, and turn on diagnostic boot > > messages if they are not turned on. > > > > Does they system boot from a CD ok? > > > > -Derek > >Yes, the system boots from CD just fine. And, it is able to run newfs >during the install without any problems. > >The total size of the drive is 683.5 GB. > >The boot order in the BIOS is CD and then E200i controller. > >Thanks, > > >Jay Can you boot the CD, mount the root filesystem and check that everything is there (/boot /kernel, etc.) -Derek > > > > > > > > > >>Jay > >> > >> >>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. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>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. > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >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. 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