Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:28:23 +0000 (GMT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Neil=20Brown?= <neilbrown65536@yahoo.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd 4.8-STABLE hangs on boot with no error message Message-ID: <20031128092823.25941.qmail@web25202.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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Hi, I'm running freebsd 4.8-STABLE, I installed it a little while ago and it has been running fine as my broadband router for a few weeks now, no problems. This morning there was a powercut, and when I came to the machine and attached a monitor, I discovered that it was making it through the BIOS, getting to the spinning -\|/-\|/ prompt, where it freezes on the first | every time. If I press enter quick enough at the right moment I can get the boot prompt, but then the | appears and it freezes. I can still turn numlock on and off (a sign I've gone by for years that the PC hasn't totally locked...) and ctrl-alt-del still reboots but it's clear that the machine is not going anywhere further. I can chuck a CD drive in and boot from the freebsd install disk or knoppix or whatever will help me, does anyone have any idea as to how I can fix it or what log file I should examine etc? Any help much appreciated, Neil. ________________________________________________________________________ Download Yahoo! Messenger now for a chance to win Live At Knebworth DVDs http://www.yahoo.co.uk/robbiewilliams
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