Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:01:14 GMT From: Jim Caldwell <jcaldwell@ymcastlouis.org> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/74008: IBM eServer x225 cannot boot any v5.x - endless dump scrolling in bootloader. Message-ID: <200411161801.iAGI1EWb041898@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200411161810.iAGIAPCU048961@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>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:
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