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Date:      Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:40:03 GMT
From:      "Weldon Godfrey" <wgodfrey@ena.com>
To:        freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: amd64/140067: [boot] 8.0-RC2 from ISO, after install, hangs on boot right before loader
Message-ID:  <200911011640.nA1Ge3uT037156@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR amd64/140067; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Weldon Godfrey" <wgodfrey@ena.com>
To: <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org>,
	<freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org>,
	<freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Cc:  
Subject: RE: amd64/140067: [boot] 8.0-RC2 from ISO, after install, hangs on boot right before loader
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:30:29 -0600

 I went ahead and tested booting 8.0-RC2 in the Dell with the Perc5/I and
 a spare 3ware card, it booted
 
 Ok, I swapped the computers around, this would mean I would try to boot
 with our 3ware controller and with our drive chasis attached and using
 the Perc5/I, it hung at "-" after boot manager again.
 
 I disconnected the drive chasis (we have two SAS chasis with a total of
 24 drive).  It booted.  I had thought I tried this before bit this time
 it worked.  I tried just attaching 1 chasis and 12 drives.  It locked up
 at the "-" again
 
 I went into the 3ware controller and disabled the ability to boot from
 the 3ware card (we don't need to boot from it anyway), and with both
 chasis attached, it worked.
 
 We went ahead and went back to the computer with a PERC6/I controller
 and it worked with the 3ware BIOS set not able to boot.
 
 
 So it appears, that something has happened during the boot/loader
 process in 8.0-RC2 that doesn't like the 3ware controller advertising
 its drives as bootable.
 
 This ticket is attached to amd64 but that was my mistake.  This problem
 happens pre-kernel.   Let me know if someone can change the category of
 if you prefer for me to submit a new PR.
 
 Thanks!!!
 
 Weldon =20
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
 [mailto:FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org]=20
 Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:30 PM
 To: Weldon Godfrey
 Subject: Re: amd64/140067: [boot] 8.0-RC2 from ISO, after install, hangs
 on boot right before loader
 
 Thank you very much for your problem report.
 It has the internal identification `amd64/140067'.
 The individual assigned to look at your
 report is: freebsd-amd64.=20
 
 You can access the state of your problem report at any time
 via this link:
 
 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D140067
 
 >Category:       amd64
 >Responsible:    freebsd-amd64
 >Synopsis:       [boot] 8.0-RC2 from ISO, after install, hangs on boot
 right before loader
 >Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 29 03:30:01 UTC 2009



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