From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 21 11:13:18 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3658B10656D5 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:13:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from timp87@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E43048FC21 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:13:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyd8 with SMTP id 8so4809248gyd.13 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:13:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=Ck48TiE2YQQXQNutD7oCVCb1SiMFpMnhe6Z6I/R6mIw=; b=e0Q7ttiSBJ8822SabV4ARBatvUOikEsmdvPzVvNPyRMrtU5cs/nvjra0SiQLxo6LV6 woHBojy+CIjXdb5VG7njRSy6tLUtreceJxJef7tcRDbEqakrFrh/Y4AIz3IUGb2QjNy4 k7wwuj6ftV6hDRaSmDVfRAtFTcK6lF4tmh9wg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.6.25 with SMTP id 25mr24228095fax.14.1319195596783; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:13:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.152.24.67 with HTTP; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:13:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20111021085851.GA51368@neveragain.de> References: <20111021085851.GA51368@neveragain.de> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:13:16 +0400 Message-ID: From: Pavel Timofeev To: Dennis Koegel X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:34:32 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fresh installed Freebsd 9 don't boot from hd X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:13:18 -0000 2011/10/21 Dennis Koegel > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:28:08AM +0400, Pavel Timofeev wrote: > > I used FreeBSD 9 amd64 on my HP Proliant DL360 G5 (smart array p400i > mirror) > > as test. [...] > > It was fresh install and I choose guided partitioning (GPT) > > But after reboot my server don't boot from hd. > > We have the same issue on a DL580 G7. Install runs fine, but when it's > time for the first boot, the bootcode emits a single '-' (where usually > it would be "spinning" for a moment while loading), hangs for about two > seconds, and then reboots. > > I've used the BETA3 bsdinstall on other (amd64) hardware with GPT and it > worked fine. Also, manually adding the GPT label, partitions and > bootcode using gpart, then rebooting, shows the exact same behaviour > (this was done using the BETA3 "Live CD"). > > I suspect it's something in the vicinity of "pmbr bootcode vs. newer > HP BIOS". > > (BTW, not related to this issue: hw.memtest.tests=0 should be default. > The kernel on a system with 128 GB of RAM needs about two minutes (!) > before emitting a single line of output. At first we didn't know about > this test and thought there was a serious problem.) > My proliant have 1Gb RAM =) > > - D. >