From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Nov 21 02:02:34 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 539A916A4CE
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
	Fri, 21 Nov 2003 02:02:34 -0800 (PST)
Received: from qhmail2.colt1.inetserver.de (qhmail2.colt1.inetserver.de
	[195.234.228.78])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCE5443F85
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
	Fri, 21 Nov 2003 02:02:32 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from m.oe@x-trader.de)
Received: from lupo.gn.qhintra.net (unknown [213.83.51.133])
	by qhmail2.colt1.inetserver.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E86BAB48D
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
	Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:02:31 +0100 (CET)
Received: from ente (ente.gn.qhintra.net [192.168.192.2])
	by lupo.gn.qhintra.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D73B29F0A;
	Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:02:30 +0100 (CET)
From: "Markus Oestreicher" <m.oe@x-trader.de>
To: "'Doug White'" <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>,
	"'Markus Oestreicher'" <m.oe@x-trader.de>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:02:29 +0100
Message-ID: <03b101c3b016$9363dbb0$02c0a8c0@gnbuero.qhintra.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627
In-Reply-To: <20031120150524.O50912@carver.gumbysoft.com>
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165
Importance: Normal
cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Freeze after "Booting [kernel]"
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code
	<freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:02:34 -0000

Dear Doug,

> > I installed a new FreeBSD 4.9 machine from CD. The installation
> > runs fine but on the first reboot the machine hangs after the
> > "Booting [kernel]..." prompt. I see the first "/" and then the
> > boot process stops. "boot -v" doesn't give more output.
> 
> Try rigging a serial console and see if things are actually 
> progressing.
> Very early on the video card gets some initialization and it might be
> freaking out, causing your screen to turn off.  If the system 
> is crashing,
> you'll see the messages.

The serial console shows the same output:

--- BootMgr:

F1   FreeBSD

Default: F1

--- FreeBSD loader:

BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01
Console: internal video/keyboard
BIOS drive A: is disk0
BIOS drive C: is disk1
BIOS 637kB/522240kB available memory

FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 0.8
(root@freebsd-stable.sentex.ca, Fri Oct 17 20:16:05 GMT 2003)
Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
/kernel text=0x327335 data=0x4dab0+0x349c4
syms=[0x4+0x45350+0x4+0x4d77b]
\
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

--- Boot prompt:

Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
ok
ok ls /

/
 d  dev
 d  usr
 d  var
 d  stand
 d  etc
 d  cdrom
 d  proc
 d  dist
 d  bin
 d  boot
 d  mnt
 d  modules
 d  root
 d  sbin
 d  tmp
 l  sys
    .cshrc
    .profile
    COPYRIGHT
    kernel.GENERIC
    kernel
 l  compat

ok  boot -v

... and then the boot process stops. 

Do you think it is a problem with the drive's geometry?

bye
Markus