Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. The cd can be booted on my brothers Dell so I assume it's ok. Currently I have Gentoo on this machine and there's nothing wrong with the cdrom as it boots both Gentoo and Ubuntu-cds. I have a faint memory that when I had 5.0 on this machine (FBSD) it had alot of problems with 'BTX halted'. Is there any more information you need? // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. The cd can be booted on my brothers Dell so I assume it's ok. Currently I have Gentoo on this machine and there's nothing wrong with the cdrom as it boots both Gentoo and Ubuntu-cds. I have a faint memory that when I had 5.0 on this machine (FBSD) it had alot of problems with 'BTX halted'. Is there any more information you need? // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable- [EMAIL PROTECTED]" Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? Regards S. -- -+- | Subhro Sankha Kar \ / |GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 \./ |MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yahoo: subhro82 (0Y0) |ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+- Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first boot device. The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:29, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:45: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first boot device. The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. // Sebastian Holmqvist Great. FreeBSD, unlike Linux and Windowz is very very fusy about hardware. As per the IDE specs, the master drive should always be at the end of the cable. The middle is occupied by the slave drive, which is not your case. For a start, I would try fixing that. Also it is recommended not to mix drive types on a single bus. Therefore it would be highly recommended to move the optical drive to the secondary bus. Also do not rely on CS. Ecplicitly jumper them as master and slave. Thanks S. -- -+- | Subhro Sankha Kar \ / |GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 \./ |MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yahoo: subhro82 (0Y0) |ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+- Really? I always thought Master should be first. Yeah, I know about CS reliability problem. I'll see if I can reverse them or even better, use separate cables. // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:29, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:45: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first boot device. The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. // Sebastian Holmqvist Great. FreeBSD, unlike Linux and Windowz is very very fusy about hardware. As per the IDE specs, the master drive should always be at the end of the cable. The middle is occupied by the slave drive, which is not your case. For a start, I would try fixing that. Also it is recommended not to mix drive types on a single bus. Therefore it would be highly recommended to move the optical drive to the secondary bus. Also do not rely on CS. Ecplicitly jumper them as master and slave. Thanks S. -- -+- | Subhro Sankha Kar \ / |GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 \./ |MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yahoo: subhro82 (0Y0) |ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+- Alright. I've tried putting IDE <- CDrom (S) <- HD0 (M) and it didn't work. Then I tried IDE1 <- HD0 (M) and IDE2 <- CDrom (M) and that didn't work EITHER. This is feeling ridiculous. I'm trying the boot diskettes to test my luck. // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
On 2 Oct 2005, at 05:12, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 20:09: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:29, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:45: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first boot device. The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. // Sebastian Holmqvist Great. FreeBSD, unlike Linux and Windowz is very very fusy about hardware. As per the IDE specs, the master drive should always be at the end of the cable. The middle is occupied by the slave drive, which is not your case. For a start, I would try fixing that. Also it is recommended not to mix drive types on a single bus. Therefore it would be highly recommended to move the optical drive to the secondary bus. Also do not rely on CS. Ecplicitly jumper them as master and slave. Thanks S. Alright. I've tried putting IDE <- CDrom (S) <- HD0 (M) and it didn't work. Then I tried IDE1 <- HD0 (M) and IDE2 <- CDrom (M) and that didn't work EITHER. This is feeling ridiculous. I'm trying the boot diskettes to test my luck. // Sebastian Holmqvist Sebastian, Don't worry, the boot diskettes wont work either. The basic problem is some kind of conflict with some existing hardware in the box. I can see an ABit RAID inside the box. What is it doing there and what kind of configuration is it following? Also could you point us to some sites describing your hardware? Could you please tell us about all the devices which are present in your system? Include the onboard devices as well. Thanks S. -- -+- | Subhro Sankha Kar \ / |GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 \./ |MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yahoo: subhro82 (0Y0) |ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+- The abit raid unit is disabled at the moment. I've got a Promise SATAII150 TX4 controller card with two harddrives connected to it currently. Otherwise, it's standard. You gave me some ideas now, I'm gonna try without the Promise-card and if that works, on another PCI-port. Wish me good luck :) // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Problem booting FBSD 5.4-stable..
On 2 Oct 2005, at 13:07, Sebastian Holmqvist wrote: On 2 Oct 2005, at 05:12, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 20:09: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:29, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:45: On 1 Oct 2005, at 14:01, Subhro wrote: Sebastian Holmqvist sat at his 'puter and typed on 10/1/2005 17:04: Specs: Amd Thunderbird 800 Abit KT7-raid (VIA KT133) 256 MB 30 GB IDE Cdrom Floppy Problem: The computer just prints three rows... 'Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX' ...and then reboots. Did you try disabling fancy options like BIOS Shadowing, Power Options, etc? Are you running the latest release of BIOS from your mo'bo' manufacturer? Is the HDD and the CDROM on the same cable? If yes, then what is the way they are attached? Running the latest BIOS version yes. Also running Fail safe options with the exception on that I've but the cdrom on first boot device. The cable setup is IDE1 <- HD0 (M) <- Cdrom (S). So yes, they're on the same cable with manual M/S-setup. // Sebastian Holmqvist Great. FreeBSD, unlike Linux and Windowz is very very fusy about hardware. As per the IDE specs, the master drive should always be at the end of the cable. The middle is occupied by the slave drive, which is not your case. For a start, I would try fixing that. Also it is recommended not to mix drive types on a single bus. Therefore it would be highly recommended to move the optical drive to the secondary bus. Also do not rely on CS. Ecplicitly jumper them as master and slave. Thanks S. Alright. I've tried putting IDE <- CDrom (S) <- HD0 (M) and it didn't work. Then I tried IDE1 <- HD0 (M) and IDE2 <- CDrom (M) and that didn't work EITHER. This is feeling ridiculous. I'm trying the boot diskettes to test my luck. // Sebastian Holmqvist Sebastian, Don't worry, the boot diskettes wont work either. The basic problem is some kind of conflict with some existing hardware in the box. I can see an ABit RAID inside the box. What is it doing there and what kind of configuration is it following? Also could you point us to some sites describing your hardware? Could you please tell us about all the devices which are present in your system? Include the onboard devices as well. Thanks S. -- -+- | Subhro Sankha Kar \ / |GSM: +919831064613 -- Fax: +919831832913 \./ |MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Yahoo: subhro82 (0Y0) |ICQ: 203567534 -- AIM: bsdboy1982 --ooO--(_)--Ooo--+- The abit raid unit is disabled at the moment. I've got a Promise SATAII150 TX4 controller card with two harddrives connected to it currently. Otherwise, it's standard. You gave me some ideas now, I'm gonna try without the Promise-card and if that works, on another PCI-port. Wish me good luck :) // Sebastian Holmqvist Ok. The problem was solved by disconnecting the harddrives out of the controller card. I think it might be that they are FAT32. Almost everything is installed now. Sweet! Thanks for all the help! // Sebastian Holmqvist ___ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
