> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rajoor > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:21 PM > To: Giorgos Keramidas > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Boot error > > > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > >On 2005-12-23 14:18, Ariane & Ron Joordens > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Afternoon All, > >> > >>My FreeBSD 6.0 computer refuses to boot. It gets to the > screen where it > >>pauses for 10 seconds and gives you the choice of 8 boot > options, and > >>then...nothing! > >> > >>Choosing the default option shows a single line > "/boot/kernel/acpi.ko > >>text= etc,..." then the next line shows "|", and that's it. All the > >>other boot options show just the "|" and that's it. I have > waited for up > >>to 30 minutes, but no change. The only way out is to reset > the computer. > >> > >>Prior to this prblem the computer worked perfectly. FreeBSD 5.4 was > >>installed about 4 months ago, this was upgraded to 6.0 > about 2 months > >>ago. Everything had been recompiled and I never had any > problems, until > >>this. > >> > >>I suspect that my 2 year old son has been pressing the power button > >>repeatedly which may have caused this. > >> > >> > > > >Do you still have the FreeBSD install CD-ROM? You can use > that to boot. > > > >DON'T INSTALL ANYTHING, though :) > > > >Just make sure that the CD-ROM boots fine up to the sysinstall menu. > > > >If that works, then there's definitely something wrong with > the kernel > >or the other boot files you have on disk, and we'll see what can be > >done.
> > > Thanks Giorgos, > > The install cd boots just fine. So I then looked up the > manual and tried > to boot from /boot/kernel.old.kernel but that doesn't work either. > > What can we do next? > > Ron Next: Boot from a CD that has diagnostics and check your hard drive. -gayn Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
