Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:03:33 -0500 From: Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca> To: ThinkDifferently <Jeremy@FutureCIS.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot Message-ID: <49487A15.2090103@ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <21046636.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <21039625.post@talk.nabble.com> <21045931.post@talk.nabble.com> <49486B95.70803@ibctech.ca> <21046366.post@talk.nabble.com> <21046636.post@talk.nabble.com>
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ThinkDifferently wrote: >> This system is so spankin' new, there's nothing loaded on it. This RAID >> array is just something I setup in the BIOS. It's not even been >> initialized yet...because I can't even load the OS to install anything. >> > > Well, still no joy. :-( > > I have tried booting from Boot-only, Disc1, LiveFS. Additionally, I've > tried the default boot, "with ACPI disabled", "Safe Mode", "single user > mode", and "verbose logging". > > Every CD and every boot type gives me the exact same errors... > > at the beginning: > ... > acpi0: reservation of fee00000, 1000 (3) failed > acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed > acpi0: reservation of 100000, c7f00000 (3) failed > > and at the end: > ... > hptrr: no controller detected. > acd0: DVDROM <SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616F/F104> at ata0-master UDMA33 > acd0: FAILURE READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 > GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider acd0 is iso9660/FreeBSD_xxx (where xxx is the > disc I'm using). > acd0: FAILURE - READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 > *** HANG *** > > BTW, the *** HANG *** requires a hard reset. > > Also, I read some hearsay in other forums that the READ_BIG error could be > caused by the write speed when the ISO is burned to CD. So, I tried > downgrading the burn speed from 52x to 16x. No joy. It didn't change a > thing. Out of pure sheer curiosity, does the machine boot ok with the "boot-only" if you pull the RAID card out of its slot? Steve
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