From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 24 21:14: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailsweeper.qdc-ec.co.za (gauntlet.mccarthy.co.za [196.26.24.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFA5037B698 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:13:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from ntzn2.rainbow.co.za (unverified) by mailsweeper.qdc-ec.co.za (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.1.5) with ESMTP id ; Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:10:19 +0200 Received: by ntzn2-ip2.rainbow.co.za with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:07:31 +0200 Message-ID: From: "Niekie Myburgh (QData)" To: 'Nick Tonkin' Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: RE: Failure to boot after installing 4.2 on HP NetServer Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:11:41 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C0868D.4D8534A0" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0868D.4D8534A0 Content-Type: text/plain I had a similar problem, till I replaced the 4.3Gb SCSI disk with a normal seagate disk. The drive geometry seems to be the problem. HP Drive: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 2 tracks/cylinder: 91 sectors/cylinder: 182 cylinders: 45771 sectors/unit: 8330502 Seagate Drive: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 32 tracks/cylinder: 64 sectors/cylinder: 2048 cylinders: 499 sectors/unit: 1023968 I treid for days to get it working on the HP drive...no luck. The HP works fine, as long as you don't try to put your root/boot filesystems on it. Niekie Myburgh > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Tonkin [SMTP:publicn@rlnt.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:30 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Failure to boot after installing 4.2 on HP NetServer > > Hello, > I just installed FreeBSD 4.2 on an HP NetServer E50 with no problems, > until rebooting. Even added somne packages, configures some daemons, etc. > > Now the box won't boot. > > Now, the box goes into its POST, going through Adaptec's SCSI-Select > Utility (v1.31s6) for the Adaptec 2940i and finding two HDDs on SCSI > IDs 0 and 1, and then through a second SCSI-Select utility (v1.32) for > the Adaptec 2940U/UW and finding the HP C1533A DAT tape drive > (supported by FreeBSD according to the docs) on ID 3, and then ... > nothing. > > Just a single-character flashing cursor. > > It _looks_ like it is not even getting to boot off the hard disk, so I > can't see how the new FreeBSD OS could directly be screwing it up, but > I don't know. > > I spent an hour with HP tech support and they verified (?) that the > SCSI devices are all okay (since they are recognized) but then could > not help since they only support SCO UNIX. > > Any clues, please? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01C0868D.4D8534A0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Failure to boot after installing 4.2 on HP NetServer

I had a similar = problem, till I replaced the 4.3Gb SCSI disk with a normal seagate = disk.  The drive geometry seems to be the problem.

HP = Drive:

bytes/sector: = 512   
sectors/track: = 2    
tracks/cylinder: = 91 
sectors/cylinder: = 182
cylinders: = 45771    
sectors/unit: = 8330502

Seagate = Drive:
bytes/sector: = 512    
sectors/track: = 32    
tracks/cylinder: = 64  
sectors/cylinder: = 2048
cylinders: = 499       
sectors/unit: = 1023968

I treid for days to = get it working on the HP drive...no luck.  The HP works fine, as = long as you don't try to put your root/boot filesystems on = it.

Niekie = Myburgh

    -----Original Message-----
    From:   Nick Tonkin [SMTP:publicn@rlnt.net]
    Sent:   Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:30 PM
    To:     freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    Subject:       = Failure to boot after installing 4.2 = on HP NetServer

    Hello,
    I just installed FreeBSD 4.2 on an HP = NetServer E50 with no problems,
    until rebooting. Even added somne = packages, configures some daemons, etc.

    Now the box won't boot.

    Now, the box goes into its POST, going = through Adaptec's SCSI-Select
    Utility (v1.31s6) for the Adaptec = 2940i and finding two HDDs on SCSI
    IDs 0 and 1, and then through a = second SCSI-Select utility (v1.32) for
    the Adaptec 2940U/UW and finding the = HP C1533A DAT tape drive
    (supported by FreeBSD according to = the docs) on ID 3, and then ...
    nothing.

    Just a single-character flashing = cursor.

    It _looks_ like it is not even getting = to boot off the hard disk, so I
    can't see how the new FreeBSD OS = could directly be screwing it up, but
    I don't know.

    I spent an hour with HP tech support = and they verified (?) that the
    SCSI devices are all okay (since they = are recognized) but then could
    not help since they only support SCO = UNIX.

    Any clues, please?



    To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org
    with "unsubscribe = freebsd-questions" in the body of the message

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