Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:40:26 +1100 From: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> To: stable@freebsd.org Cc: jhb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.1 install won't boot (but 4.0 will!) Message-ID: <200009200140.MAA26618@lightning.itga.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:36:33 %2B1100.
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I wrote: > But when we try and boot the machine from the hard disk, it won't boot. All we > get (after the POST) is a single "-" in the top LH corner of the screen. No > whirly, no error messages, no BTX loader banner, nothing but the single "-". Thanks to Harlan Stenn for politely pointing out the ERRATA.TXT entry. Dunno why I didn't remember reading about this on -stable..... But. I've installed the new boot0 from jhb's web page, and still she no work. Same symptoms, blank screen with a "-" (which is actually a flashing underline cursor, I think), no other messages. I also tried the boot0 from another 4.1-Stable machine - also no work. (This boot0 was byte-for-byte identical to the one from jhb's web page, so it was not a case of corrupted download!) Temporary workaround: install the (512-byte) boot0 from the 4.0 CDs using boot0cfg. This does boot just fine. Greg, Still happy to test any suggestions! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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