Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-18 Thread ThinkDifferently
P78). I have found a few posts on other forums with users expressing the same hang issue. The cases weren't with the same mobo, but it was the same chipset. Here is one example: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=941420 See message #3. Keywords: FreeBSD 7.0 GeForce 8200 hangs So, st

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-18 Thread Steve Randall
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:54:45 -0800 (PST) ThinkDifferently wrote: > > > Polytropon wrote: > > > > > > ThinkDifferently wrote: > >> hptrr: no controller detected. > > > > It looks like there's a proble with the hptrr driver? Have you > > tried loading the "HighPoint RocketRAID device drive" by

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
nt. I will add regarding my previous post about trying to load the driver using the "Windows method" seems kind of pointless. After reading up on it further, it seems that all it's doing is loading the driver into Windows during the install process. It's not actually effecting t

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
t;. Still, no joy. Also, I've been able to determine that I don't have a RocketRAID device. That's a separate RAID card, and I simply don't have one. What I have is an onboard NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. I'm befuddled as to why FreeBSD thinks I have RocketRAID. --

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:16:00 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> Did you try the 'safe-mode' option from the loader menu? > > Yes, to reiterate... Ok, just making sure that you didn't miss that one. Sorry for the noise :) _

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
pset supposed to be supported by FreeBSD? I have a USB boot of FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. I put hptrr_load="YES" in the /boot/loader.conf file. But, I haven't tried it yet (I'm at work at the moment). Is there anything else to try? What about getting FreeBSD to not use RocketRAI

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread michael
Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:24:17 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: Anyway, what is this atapicam option. How is it implemented, from the loader prompt, editing the iso, or what? BTW, how would one edit the iso? The atapicam facility can either be loaded as a modu

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread michael
Polytropon wrote: On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:24:17 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: Anyway, what is this atapicam option. How is it implemented, from the loader prompt, editing the iso, or what? BTW, how would one edit the iso? The atapicam facility can either be loaded as a modu

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:24:17 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: > Anyway, what is this atapicam option. How is it implemented, from the > loader prompt, editing the iso, or what? BTW, how would one edit the iso? The atapicam facility can either be loaded as a module via kld_load (or put into

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
t is this atapicam option. How is it implemented, from the loader prompt, editing the iso, or what? BTW, how would one edit the iso? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21054078.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing l

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
#x27;ve come to the conclusion that for every one thing I know about System V, there is one thing I don't know about System III. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21053991.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at N

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread michael
Giorgos Keramidas wrote: On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:36:05 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: ThinkDifferently wrote: Another item of curiosity... I just now tried booting from a CentOS 5.2 DVD. It also hangs with a little window titled "Loading SCSI driver" that says "Loading ahci d

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-17 Thread ThinkDifferently
Load the driver and configure the disks as per the instructions. 5. When the storage device shows up in Window's storage screen, I will shutdown. 6. Swap in the FreeBSD boot-only CD. 7. Reboot & observe if it recognizes the storage device &/or hangs. Sound like a plan? Anything e

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:36:05 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: > ThinkDifferently wrote: >> Another item of curiosity... I just now tried booting from a CentOS >> 5.2 DVD. It also hangs with a little window titled "Loading SCSI >> driver" that says "Loading ahci driver..." The funny thing i

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
ram slots. On board VGA would be nice too, but I suppose I can buy a VGA card. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21047496.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
his entails setting it to IDE mode, instead of RAID or AHCI. That doesn't appear to do anything. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21047275.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mail

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
Steve Bertrand-2 wrote: > > Out of pure sheer curiosity, does the machine boot ok with the > "boot-only" if you pull the RAID card out of its slot? > There is no RAID card. Everything is on the motherboard. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/F

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread Steve Bertrand
ThinkDifferently wrote: >> This system is so spankin' new, there's nothing loaded on it. This RAID >> array is just something I setup in the BIOS. It's not even been >> initialized yet...because I can't even load the OS to install anything. >> > > Well, still no joy. :-( > > I have tried boot

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread michael
ThinkDifferently wrote: ThinkDifferently wrote: Steve Bertrand-2 wrote: AFAIK, your RocketRAID should be picked up by the 'twe' driver. If you run a FreeBSD install disk (as opposed to boot-only), are you provided with an install location (via sysinstall) as far as hard disks are con

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
is iso9660/FreeBSD_xxx (where xxx is the disc I'm using). acd0: FAILURE - READ_BIG MEDIUM ERROR asc=0x11 ascq=0x00 *** HANG *** BTW, the *** HANG *** requires a hard reset. Also, I read some hearsay in other forums that the READ_BIG error could be caused by the write speed when the ISO is

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
ng I setup in the BIOS. It's not even been initialized yet...because I can't even load the OS to install anything. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21046366.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nab

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread Steve Bertrand
ThinkDifferently wrote: > ...some more interesting errors from bootup...My biz partner seemed > interested in these (don't know why)... > hptrr: HPT RocketRAID controller driver v1.1 (Feb 24 2008 10:34:18) > acpi0: <052008 RSDT1050> on motherboard > acpi0: [ITHREAD] > acpi0: Power Button (fixed) >

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
f free0, 1000 (3) failed acpi0: reservation of 0, a (3) failed acpi0: reservation of 10, c7f0 (3) failed -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21045931.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
ting the BIOS to "Failsafe Settings"...no luck. I'm curious, though, what the BIOS settings should be. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/FreeBSD-7-load-hangs-on-boot-tp21039625p21045861.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___

Re: FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:09:44 -0800 (PST), ThinkDifferently wrote: > > I have a new system put together (see below). In booting it up for the first > time, it hangs. > > I'm booting from a FreeBSD 7.0 distribution on a USB drive. > > Here are the messages, in part... > > [...] > > . > hptrr:

FreeBSD 7 load hangs on boot

2008-12-16 Thread ThinkDifferently
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