"Bill Schmitt (SW)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a 300MHz Gateway that was resurrected with new memory (128MB) > and an additional Maxtor 60GB IDE hard disk to run FBSD about a year > and a half ago. At the time, when I tried to install an early 5.x > release (I don't recall which), I could boot the CD and go through the > installation, but the machine hung on the subsequent boot from the > Hard Disk. I tried 4.10, and it did the same thing, but I managed to > install 4.9 and have run that ever since. booting from the original > Maxtor 4.7GB (configured as the master) IDE drive with most storage on > the newer drive that I added. This week, the added (60GB) drive > started sending out error messages, and fsck just cycled through hours > of fixes and told me to run itself again when it completed. > > I've purchased a new 80GB hard disk and decided to try to install 5.4 > again. I installed the new disk in place of the original 4.7GB drive > with the dying drive left as a slave in the hopes that I might be able > to retrieve something from it. When I boot from the 5.4 ISO image, the > systems messages scroll through until the devices are recognized. The > last three lines listed are: > > ad0: 78533MB <HDS728080PLAT20/PF20A2B> [159560/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA33 > ad1: 58644MB <Maxtor 6Y060l0/YAR41BW0> [119150/16/63] at ata0-slave UDMA33 > acd0: <TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102/1426> at ata1-master P104 > > At that point, it hangs and I see no activity at all. I've tried the > Boot FreeBSD (default), Boot FreeBSD with ACPI disabled options., and > Boot FreeBSD in Safe Mode options, but all have the same results. > > Before I go back to 4.9, can anyone suggest steps to resolve this or > point me to a resource that would help me resolve it?
First of all, I would try 6.0. It's currently in beta, but some of the changes in device probing may help you. If that doesn't help, then take a look at your BIOS settings. Toggling such settings as "plug-and-play OS" might help you get further, here, particularly with "safe mode". You could also try a source upgrade; just be careful with keeping a bootable kernel around, as you may need to experiment to get a kernel that doesn't tickle whatever is funny about your hardware. Another point would be to look to that hardware. For one thing, make sure that the acd0 drive is *really* configured and cabled as the master on the second IDE bus. And that if anything else is on the same cable, you remove it. [It isn't being seen anyway.] Good luck. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
