Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:53:30 +0300 From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> To: "'Cribbins, Jason'" <Jason.Cribbins@qwest.com> Cc: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: RE: IDE/SCSI BIOS Issues Message-ID: <D08F9E2FE307D411857300104B34F1A202D99A@URANUS>
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You better ask this in question@. Anyway, did you install the bootloader? After you created the slices, you have to provide where to put the bootloader (on MBR, etc). You didn't say that you've installed it, so I think this is your problem. Stefan > From: Cribbins, Jason [mailto:Jason.Cribbins@qwest.com] > Subject: IDE/SCSI BIOS Issues > > > I have a strange problem that I cannot understand. I know > this is long > winded but I wanted to put in as much detail as I can and to > explain all > that I have tried . I have been working on this problem for > 3 days solid > now. > > BACKGROUND: > I have a Compaq P100 I picked up for free and planned to use > it as a new BSD > server for misc tasks. It didn't take long (about 2 hours > after install) > and I filled up the 520MB SCSI drive before I could add all > the ports I > planned on using. It was so full I couldn't even run vi or > ee anymore. I > then decided to bring over smallest drive I had (20GB) and > install it with > the SCSI. I felt that since I never really got anything completely > installed that I would just reinstall from scratch via the FTP site. > > There was no IDE devices in the machine before now but I did > have a CDROM in > at one time for the initial 3.3BSD install about 2 months > ago. I installed > the HD as Primary and plugged it into the only IDE port on > the motherboard. > I booted on the boot disks created from the images on the ftp > site and it > was able to see both the SCSI (da0s1) and IDE (ad0s1) drives. > It allowed me > to partition and make slices. I used full disks on both > drives and used the > 20GB IDE drive as / /var /usr/ /swap using default sizes and > so on. I > mounted the 520MB as /tmp. > > The install went as one might expect downloading from the ftp > and coping to > the HD (so I thought) and went to then end where it asked me > a few other > things like mfs, and root password. It eventually got to the > point where it > required a reboot but upon reboot the system counted memory > and then stated > NO OS FOUND. > > This happened no matter how I set up my slices and no matter how I > configured the drives. I tried with IDE only....with IDE and > SCSI making > SCSI the root /var /usr and so on...with IDE and SCSI both > using IDE as root > /var /usr and so on. The only configuration seems to be SCSI > alone and that > is not enough space to do what I need. I attempted to use > Win9x boot and > use fdisk but and it doesn't see the IDE drive either. > > QUESTIONS: > Now I realize there is no doubt this is a BIOS or HD issue > here but how was > it that the setup utility was able to see and install to the > IDE drive and > when the OS tries to load on its own it is no longer able to > access it? > What is it about the boot disk that makes it see the drive > and how do I set > the BSD install to make it visible as well? > > Also can someone tell me how to access bios in a Compaq P100 (unknown > model#) I have searched several of the manuals on models > that came with > P!00 processors and they all state "F10 setup". But I have > tried everything > to do with F10 and cant get any access to bios settings. > There is no bios > display as in other computers...no video card display either. > Just a 1 line > memory count which disappears after a few seconds. I also > tried F2, CTRL > F2, DEL, ALT-F2, CTRL-S, CTRL-ALT-ESC and many random keys. > I cant even get > a keyboard error if I hold keys down during the bootup. > Although I do get > Press F1 to continue if keyboard is disconnect...go figure! > > Any help is greatly appreciated! > > THANKS > Jason Cribbins > > reply to all is best since I may miss replies if only sent to > the mailing > list > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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