Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:12:14 -0400 From: Scott Ullrich <sullrich@gmail.com> To: Roger Grosswiler <roger@gwch.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't load 'kernel' while boot for installation Message-ID: <d5992baf05090809126737cb38@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <13722.62.2.21.164.1126164786.squirrel@www.gwch.net> References: <13722.62.2.21.164.1126164786.squirrel@www.gwch.net>
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On 9/8/05, Roger Grosswiler <roger@gwch.net> wrote: > Hey, > > I owe a Dell Optiplex GX1 - which i try to install FreeBSD 6.0. > > When i boot from the CD, BIOS drive CD gets recognized: > > BTX loader 1.00 > ... > BIOS CD is cd0 > BIOS drive A: is disk0 > BIOS drive C: is disk1 > > then, the bootstrap follows > > > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x482d70 data=0x81140+0x9cb04 > syms=[0x4+0x644b0+0x4+0x7a4fc) > > Consoles: internal video/keyboard > BIOS drive C: is disk0 > > > and here we are: > Can't work out which disk we are booting from. > Guessed BIOS device 0xffffff not fund by probes, defaulting to disk0: > > can't load 'kernel' > > ... > OK _ > > What can i do, that i can install FreeBSD? Can i indicate cd0: on the > bootprompt? > > BTW. i tried it also on 5.4 - same effect... Same problem here. On about 9+ machines but the problem stems after an upgrade, not a fresh install. Can you try whats listed here: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.firewalls.pfsense.support/1572 We're searching all over for the culprit but still have not located anything useful as of yet. Scotthelp
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