From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 21 13:04:53 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 E58091065676 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:04:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@e-new.0x20.net) Received: from mail.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [IPv6:2001:aa8:fffb:1::3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A4098FC26 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:04:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [217.69.76.211]) by mail.0x20.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80BD76A6641; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:23 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mail.0x20.net Received: from mail.0x20.net ([217.69.76.211]) by mail.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [217.69.76.211]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Udl1aICn9UAf; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (mail.0x20.net [IPv6:2001:aa8:fffb:1::3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.0x20.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 356C56A61CB; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:23 +0200 (CEST) Received: from e-new.0x20.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p9LB9MnZ038102; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from lars@e-new.0x20.net) Received: (from lars@localhost) by e-new.0x20.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p9LB9MhR037766; Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from lars) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:09:22 +0200 From: Lars Engels To: Dennis Koegel Message-ID: <20111021110922.GP25600@e-new.0x20.net> References: <20111021085851.GA51368@neveragain.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="W2IRJ2e1E3eviBXu" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20111021085851.GA51368@neveragain.de> X-Editor: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 X-Operation-System: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p3 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: Pavel Timofeev , 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 13:04:54 -0000 --W2IRJ2e1E3eviBXu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:58:51AM +0200, Dennis Koegel wrote: > 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 mi= rror) > > as test. [...] > > It was fresh install and I choose guided partitioning (GPT) > > But after reboot my server don't boot from hd. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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"). >=20 > I suspect it's something in the vicinity of "pmbr bootcode vs. newer > HP BIOS". >=20 > (BTW, not related to this issue: hw.memtest.tests=3D0 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.) Or at least there should be a message that the memtest is running... --W2IRJ2e1E3eviBXu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk6hUuIACgkQKc512sD3afg1SACfYM9YpwPzv/BFT9yaWfgBC4vr KuMAn2R4uyhaSZy0qcBA4CfKP3J46syW =SOFa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --W2IRJ2e1E3eviBXu--