Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 17:45:23 -0500 From: "Faisal Ali" <faisal.ali@gsxxi.com> To: <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Workaround for boot problems Message-ID: <000001c06a0d$60499cd0$c715020a@GLOBAL73CSFBAI>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, I have a Mylex DAC960PL card on which FreeBSD 4.2 Release did not boot. I checked the "Trouble.txt" file for suggestion to fix the problem. The advise did not help. But I was able to fix the problem by booting the system with DOS boot disk; executing the DOS utility as "fdisk /mbr". This created Master boot record on the Mylex hosted logical drive. Then I installed the system and intructed the installation process to allocate partition WITHOUT DEDICATING ENTIRE DRIVE and instructed NOT TO TOUCH THE BOOT RECORD. The system installed and booted properly. I have seen the same problem on other systems with different SCSI host adapters. This workaround always worked. I don't know why but I assume the incorrect drive geometry is detected by the FDISK editor. Faisal Ali Network Engineer. Global Services Twenty One Inc. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?000001c06a0d$60499cd0$c715020a>