Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 20:49:15 -0600 From: "Mike Durian" <durian@boogie.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BTX halted boot failure during 4.6 install Message-ID: <200206290249.g5T2nF47034297@man.boogie.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:05:51 PDT."
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On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:05:51 PDT, Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> wrote: >> I'll see what I can find. How does it have some programs that require >> windows? > >It boots to Windows3.1 off the CD. :-) > >We just got a metric ton of these CDs from a large purchase and can mail >one to you if you need it. I found one on a shelf. M.04.00. I think it was from 2001. I was able to update the BIOS one small increment, but that was it. Most of the firmware was up-to-date. It did not fix my problem. >That is probably the problem. Try booting a DOS floppy and wipe & recreate >the table (if you don't care for whats on the box). Really? Is this true across the boards? People can't update Linux to FreeBSD when using certain adaptec controllers regardless of system type? I'm don't think I can take this risk unless I'm 100% sure I'll be able to bring FreeBSD up once I wipe Linux. I don't mind clearing the disk, but I've got to have the machine up and running, be it Linux or FreeBSD. Even if this is a BIOS error, it seems to me the BTX loader should be able to work around it. After all, the other OSes can boot with the buggy BIOS. mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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