From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 3 20:59:46 2012 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 207E0106568F for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:59:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lmiller@aai.textron.com) Received: from mail143.messagelabs.com (mail143.messagelabs.com [216.82.254.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D933A8FC1A for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:59:45 +0000 (UTC) X-Env-Sender: lmiller@aai.textron.com X-Msg-Ref: server-14.tower-143.messagelabs.com!1325622780!90755176!1 X-Originating-IP: [20.132.68.17] X-StarScan-Version: 6.4.3; banners=-,-,- X-VirusChecked: Checked Received: (qmail 10666 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2012 20:33:01 -0000 Received: from srv4.textron.com (HELO TXAINFNWH008.ent.textron.com) (20.132.68.17) by server-14.tower-143.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 3 Jan 2012 20:33:01 -0000 Received: from (unknown [10.244.250.24]) by TXAINFNWH008.ent.textron.com with smtp id 6b54_f7ff_750b9026_3646_11e1_8af4_0019b9e588bc; Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:06:42 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by txaappnwh055.ent.textron.com (postfix) with ESMTP id 141D61B907E8 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:33:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from TXAMASNWH022.ent.textron.com (txamasnwh022.ent.textron.com [10.244.221.22]) by txaappnwh055.ent.textron.com (postfix) with ESMTP for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:33:02 -0500 (EST) Received: from TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com ([169.254.7.59]) by TXAMASNWH022.ent.textron.com ([169.254.1.94]) with mapi id 14.01.0289.001; Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:33:02 -0500 From: "Miller, Leonard" <lmiller@aai.textron.com> To: "FreeBSD list (freebsd-questions@freebsd.org)" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Thread-Topic: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun Thread-Index: AczKVuN2Ao/7PrzkTkefPSsT0f6w0A== Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:33:01 +0000 Message-ID: <06B408A5F5046342A06A8084367540550D4412@TXAMASNWH024.ent.textron.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.244.221.230] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: 8.2 fails to boot after install on Sun X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:59:46 -0000 Hi, I have tried installing 8.2 Sparc on a Sun system multiple times, using dif= ferent options, and each time I do, it takes me back to the initial options= screen, where I have to exit the install, forcing it to halt. I am never = prompted to install a boot manager or anything else. I always get through = the install process, installing packages, adding users, network settings, e= tc. When I power cycle the machine and change the boot settings back to default= s, it fails to boot. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Leonard