From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 16 18:10:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB38516A4CE for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7C9543D5C for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAGIAPvA048965 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:25 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAGIAPCU048961; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:25 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:25 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200411161810.iAGIAPCU048961@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Jim Caldwell Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A74916A4FE for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D78E143D2D for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAGI1EuZ041899 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:14 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id iAGI1EWb041898; Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:14 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200411161801.iAGI1EWb041898@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:14 GMT From: Jim Caldwell To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Subject: i386/74008: IBM eServer x225 cannot boot any v5.x - endless dump scrolling in bootloader. X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:10:26 -0000 >Number: 74008 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: IBM eServer x225 cannot boot any v5.x - endless dump scrolling in bootloader. >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 16 18:10:25 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jim Caldwell >Release: 5.3 >Organization: YMCA of Greater St. Louis >Environment: Can't get that far. Xeon 2800, 512M - IBM x225 server. >Description: When trying to boot from the 5.3 or 5.2.1 CD, I get as far as 'Looking for /BOOT/LOADER - Found', then continuous scrolling of 'BTX Halted' with register dumps. Gets no further at all. >How-To-Repeat: Try to boot a x225 with the 5.3 or 5.2.1 CD. Happens every time. It MAY only happen on Dual-CPU capable systems with only 1 CPU installed, I haven't tried it with 2 CPUs installed. >Fix: No idea. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: