Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 17:51:57 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Larry Callis <callisl@iquest.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System Boot Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960404174942.2304F-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <m0u4hvL-004XU5C@iquest.net>
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On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, Larry Callis wrote: > My Current Config: > P90 with dual port ide > 1. Hard drive (master) on port 0 (Drive c:) > 2. Cdrom (slave) on port 0 (Drive d:) > 3. Hard drive (master) on port 1 > > Note: Desire that #3 Hard drive (814megbyte) be dedicated to free bsd Check. > > Problem: > When attempting to load "the works" on #3 harddrive (wd2), the > install proceeds (looking at the debug output on the screen ) until > I see the output /stand/ls. The transfer immediately stops/locks up. > System then requires a CtlAltDel to restart. > Solution: > The install appears to go to completion if I change my config to the > following: > > 1. Hard drive (master) on port 0 (Drive c:) > 2. Cdrom (slave) on port 1 (Drive d:) > 3. Hard drive (master) on port 1 > > > Apparently, the Cdrom needs to be on the same ide port that the > kernel is being loaded on ? That is a strangeness with the atapi device driver, most likely. When 2.1-RELEASE was put out, the driver wasn't in the greatest shape. (It probably still isn't. :) A change like yours will placate the driver. > Oh, by the way, I'm not putting this on drive c due to space. That's OK, FreeBSD on my machine is on my second hard disk (wd1). > But now, when I reboot the system, I don't get the option to boot > freebsd. I selected that the boot manager be loaded, apparently on > wd2 but now when I boot via cdrom or floppy, it no longer recognizes > that wd2 exists. How can I manually/automatically boot the system > on wd2 ? ? You need to manually install the boot manager on your first disk. Look in /tools/dist on the CDROM and install OS-BS. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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