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Subject: [HELP] Cannot boot
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 11:18:27 -0500 (EST)
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  After I tried several machines, I am almost sure that it is due to the
Promise EIDE VLB card. Since I know there are other people suffering this
problem, I would like to know if anybody ever worked out a solution
except the fbsdboot.

  By the way, I've tried all jumber setting combination but the situation
doesn't improve at all. My Linux and Windows 95 always can be booted up
happily, so I wonder how come my favorite FreeBSD cannot deal with that.

  
>
>    I just try to install FreeBSD-current into a Quantum 1280MB HD, which
>  is attached to a Promise EIDE2300plus card. It is using LBA mode.
>
>    Whenever I tried to boot it from OS-BS boot manager, first it showed
>  "boot:", after press enter, it then showed "|" and all system was hanging
>  there. All I can do is to press the reset button.
>
>    I've tried the following combinations but in vain :
>
>      1. Whole drive is dedicated to FreeBSD. (one partition).
>      2. FreeBSD is in the 1st partition.
>      3. 1st partition is MSDOS primary, 2nd partition is FreeBSD.
>      4. Use DOS fdisk to create a DOS primary/extend partition, and then
>	 change the partition ID to FreeBSD.
>
>    The funny thing is that I can use "fbsdboot" to boot it from DOS. Oh,
>  by the way, if I installed the FreeBSD on a 420MB HD which is attached to
>  the secondary IDE bus the it is also bootable.

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