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#! rnews 4095 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!bofh.dot!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.dacom.co.kr!bofh.dot!usenet.seri.re.kr!bofh.dot!news.cais.net!bofh.dot!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!nnrp.info.ucla.edu!usenet From: Hook Hua <hookh@ucla.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP - unable to boot after install Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 01:08:32 -0700 Organization: UCLA Lines: 75 Message-ID: <31AD5780.7883@ucla.edu> References: <31A8FBF2.2DD3@ucla.edu> <31AAD201.3477@ucla.edu> <4oeken$dgt@nntp1.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts36-13.wla.ts.ucla.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win95; I) Obi-Wan wrote: > > In <31AAD201.3477@ucla.edu>, Hook Hua <hookh@ucla.edu> writes: > >Hook Hua wrote: > >> > >> After following all of the instructions for installation from the Walnut > >> Creek FreeBSD 2.1 CD-ROM, my system won't boot up from the HDD. At the > >> boot prompt > >> > >> Boot: > >> | > >> > >> my system would freeze! Everytime. The actual installation goes through > >> fine. But when it prompts me to reboot, this problem would occur. > >> Normally, the | after the Boot: prompt would spin clock-wise. But on my > >> system, it just displays | and then freezes. > >> > >> I have no problems booting up from the installing floopy. Could the > >> problem be somthing with the kernel on the HDD? I noticed that before it > >> reboots my system, I would see > >> > >> sycning ... 1 2 3 ....done > >> > >> and then it would freeze. > >> > >> I have gone through the installation process a total of 15 times trying > >> numerous combinations and options but the problem still persists. > >> Any suggestions as to what could be wrong would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Hook Hua > > > >Sorry, I didn't make myself clear enough in my last post. My boot > >problem right after installation occurs everytime I run through the > >FreeBSD installation. I've done just about every option there is...from > >Novice to Custom...User to X-user to Minimal install...Checked the disk > >Geometry, booted from DOS-> install, booted from boot.flp--> install. I > >did everything I could think off..read all of the FAQ's and docs on > >CD-ROM and WWW...no luck. Is there something so obvious that I am not > >noticeing? The FreeBSD 2.1 is being installed on: > > > >AMD 486DX4 100MHz > >Promise 2300+ EIDE controller > >16MB RAM > >120MB Conner IDE <-- small HDD used to test BSD installation > >SB16ASP <--> Matsushita/Panasonic 2X CD-ROM > >11/94 Award BIOS > > > >The whole HDD is devoted to FreeBSD. Why does FreeBSD allocate the first > >39 sectors or so on the HDD and then use sector 39 and on for the > >FreeBSD partition...is that where the MBR goes I presume. Anyhow, any > >help at this point would be greatly appreciated. > > > >Hook Hua > > Okay, I'm not a FreeBSD expert, but I've had this problem, and have a > very similar set up. The problem is the Promise 2300+, which I have, and > it's conflict with the BIOS, mine was an AmiWINBIOS. You need to get a > controller with out an external-translating BIOS, I swapped my Promise out > with a cheaper DTC 2278 card, and it works. I actually upgraded my > motherboard at the time, so I'm not sure if even the DTC and the Ami BIOS > work, but it does work with an Award BIOS. Anyway, I hope that helps, > pretty much you just need to downgrade your controller card. > > Obi-Wan > E-mail: kenobi@pobox.com > Homepage: http://pobox.com/~kenobi/ I just want to thank all those people that replied to my problem. Yes, the source of the problem was indeed the Promise 2300+ EIDE card! Obi-Wan was right. I took out the Promise 2300+ and put this *REALLY* old IDE controller card in and it worked-- no problems whatsoever. Apparently, FreeBSD has some conflicts the external-translating BIOS on the Promise 2300+. I installed Linux with the Promise 2300+ with no problem however.... Hook Hua