Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-16 Thread Tek Bahadur Limbu
Nikola Lecic wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it simply hangs. I tried rebooting the machine several

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-16 Thread Nikola Lecic
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:57:44 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nikola Lecic wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon reboot right

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-16 Thread Tek Bahadur Limbu
Nikola Lecic wrote: On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:57:44 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nikola Lecic wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-16 Thread Peter Schuller
One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux OSes is that whenever there is an power outage, something wrong is bound to happen. Maybe, it was made to happen this way but living in here over the other side of the world, we do have to face power outages despite our

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Tek Bahadur Limbu
Nikola Lecic wrote: On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it simply hangs. I tried rebooting the machine several

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Pollywog
On Saturday 14 July 2007 17:36:05 Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: Thank you for your tips. I will download the FreeSBIE live CD tomorrow and follow it up with your suggestions. One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux OSes is that whenever there is an power outage,

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Pollywog wrote: On Saturday 14 July 2007 17:36:05 Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: Thank you for your tips. I will download the FreeSBIE live CD tomorrow and follow it up with your suggestions. One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux OSes is that whenever

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Pollywog
On Saturday 14 July 2007 18:39:04 Manolis Kiagias wrote: Generally the APC UPSes work fine with FreeBSD. There is the apcupsd port for controlled unattended shutdowns. They work fine in Linux too with the same program. You may also find other solutions that work fine with the nutups program.

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Nikola Lecic
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:21:05 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing I find FreeBSD very fussy and sensitive in comparison to Linux OSes is that whenever there is an power outage, something wrong is bound to happen. Maybe, it was made to happen this way but living in here

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-14 Thread Peter Boosten
Pollywog wrote: Because of your experience as described in this thread, I think I will put off installing FreeBSD on my desktop machines until I have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) installed. Hmmm, it's just the experience of one person. I've encountered several power failures

FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-13 Thread Tek Bahadur Limbu
Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it simply hangs. I tried rebooting the machine several times but in vain. My Bios detects my hard drive. Also since I get the initial startup menu, something

Re: FreeBSD-6.1 bootup hangs after power failure

2007-07-13 Thread Nikola Lecic
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:32:54 +0545 Tek Bahadur Limbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Due to a power outage, my FreeBSD-6.1 (i386) machine got rebooted. However, upon reboot right after the initial startup menu, it simply hangs. I tried rebooting the machine several times but in vain.