Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 02:05:26 -0800 (PST) From: Morgan Davis <root@io.cts.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Machine state after reboot? Message-ID: <199501041005.CAA09168@io.cts.com>
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Hi, folks. Many times now after rebooting out of FreeBSD, I've experienced trouble that required a reset to put the system back into shape. For example, rebooting back to the BIOS screen, then into MS-DOS and typing WIN to get to Windows will immediately cause the Window's "splash" screen to look very odd (e.g. video modes are toast), and the machine hangs. Or, pressing the Open button on my CD-ROM drive causes it to open and make a horrible wratcheting sound (like it's getting fed an endless loop of "eject" signals, because pressing the button again does not close the drawer). I've had to power down at this point. Some DOS programs have refused to run properly. These problems only occur after a warm reboot out of FreeBSD. If I hit the reset button or cycle power, it comes up fine. So something is not being reset or cleaned up properly and the machine comes up in a weird state. It's not a big deal to me -- I've gotten used to hitting Reset at the BIOS screen now, but it might be something to look into if it's reproducable on other systems. System profile: 486DX2/66-S 16MB RAM Trantor CD-ROM drive ProAudio Spectrum Award BIOS (circa November 1994, Energy Star, etc.) S3-based clone video card NE1000 enet board 3.5" floppy drive 400MB (2 Conner IDE drives) OS-Boot selector: DOS 6.22 / Windows 3.11 FreeBSD 2.1.0 Development #0 (-current as of Sunday, 1/1/95)
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