From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 29 21:24:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DAE916A419 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:24:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sbruno@miralink.com) Received: from plato.miralink.com (mail.miralink.com [70.103.185.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC0BF13C461 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:24:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sbruno@miralink.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by plato.miralink.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 645D961AE6F for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from plato.miralink.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (plato.miralink.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 16571-08 for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.0.0.40] (iago.office.miralink.com [10.0.0.40]) by plato.miralink.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC77461AE1A for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:13 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <474F27E5.9050605@miralink.com> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:13 -0800 From: Sean Bruno User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20071019) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DSPAM-Result: Innocent X-DSPAM-Processed: Thu Nov 29 12:58:14 2007 X-DSPAM-Confidence: 0.9996 X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0000 X-DSPAM-Signature: 474f27e613533219765590 X-DSPAM-Factors: 27, X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.477 tagged_above=-10 required=6.6 autolearn=ham tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, AWL=0.022, BAYES_00=-2.599, DSPAM_HAM=-0.1] X-Spam-Score: -4.477 X-Spam-Level: Subject: NanoBSD boot failure X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:24:38 -0000 I've run into a weird boot failure with a new Intel motherboard(http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/D201GLY2/index.htm). I have installed a Transcend 512MB IDE module(http://www.transcendusa.com/products/ModDetail.asp?ModNo=26&LangNo=0) as my boot device. If I install a minimal FreeBSD install from CDROM, the machine boots just fine. If I build a NanoBSD image and dd it onto the device, the system attempts to boot and just sits at a blank screen with a flashing cursor. I never see the boot loader start or the kernel begin to load. The same image on several other motherboards works just fine and has been serving us well over the last year. Any ideas where I should start looking? Sean