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Date:      Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:11:34 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        sbcho@arirang.snu.ac.kr (Cho SeongBok)
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG, bsd_q1@arirang.snu.ac.kr
Subject:   Re: Qustions about FreeBSD 2.0.5 Installation Problem
Message-ID:  <199511202011.NAA01841@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199511200801.RAA06396@arirang.snu.ac.kr> from "Cho SeongBok" at Nov 20, 95 05:01:02 pm

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> 
> I have 486DX2 machine and two "IDE" disks.
> I've installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 on secondary(slave) disk from DOS partition in first disk.
> When trying to boot from hard disk, it prints as follows.
> 
> 	F1 . . . dos
> 	F5 . . . disk2
> 	Default : F5
> 
> And I pressed F5 key.
> Then, it prints as follows.
> 
> 	F1 . . . BSD
> 	F5 . . . disk1
> 	Default : F1
> 
> And I pressed F1 key.
> Then, it prints as follows.
> 
> 	>> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x10000: 637/23552 k of memory
> 	Use hd(1,a)/kernel to boot sd0 when wd0 is also installed
> 	Usage:[[wd(1,a)]/kernel][-abcCdhrsv]
> 	Use ? for file list or press Enter for defaults
> 
> 	Boot :
> 
> And I just pressed <Enter> or entered wd(1,a)/kernel.
> But it hangs after prints as follows.
> 
> 	Boot :
> 	|
> 
> Why does the boot procedure stop?
> And, what should I do?? :-(

Probably you need to go into the BIOS setup and disable the queue on the
IDE interface, since it's apparently based on the RZ1000 chip (this is
typical behaviour -- the chip is known buggy).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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