RE: port-i386/46247: 6.0 Beta boot fails on generic i386 architecture machine

["John Refling" <netbsdrat%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/46247; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "John Refling" <netbsdrat%gmail.com@localhost>
To: <gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost>,
        <port-i386-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost>,
        <gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost>,
        <netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
Cc: <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
Subject: RE: port-i386/46247: 6.0 Beta boot fails on generic i386 architecture 
machine
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:43:15 -0700

 I had a look at the boot console using the command you mentioned
 and nothing was unusual:
 
 File system:         /dev/wd0a
 Boot options:        timeout 5, flags 0, speed 9600, ioaddr 0, console pc
 
 I also hooked up an rs-232 cable and terminal to com0 to see if anything
 was output.  It was silent.
 
 Also, hooked up the HDD LED and there was absolutely no disk activity
 after:
 
  NetBSD MBR boot
  NetBSD/x86 ffsv2 Primary Bootstrap
  [silence]
 
 I'm wondering if bootstrap being confused by the SATA channels (which have
 no disks).  Maybe starting off with the PATA interface (where the disk is)
 then thinking to use the SATA later in the boot process ???
 
 John Refling
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: David Laight [mailto:david%l8s.co.uk@localhost] 
 Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:00 AM
 To: port-i386-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost; 
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 Subject: Re: port-i386/46247: 6.0 Beta boot fails on generic i386
 architecture machine
 
 The following reply was made to PR port-i386/46247; it has been noted by
 GNATS.
 
 From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
 To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 Cc: 
 Subject: Re: port-i386/46247: 6.0 Beta boot fails on generic i386
 architecture machine
 Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:52:38 +0000
 
  On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 12:15:00AM +0000, netbsdrat%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
  > >Number:         46247
  > >Category:       port-i386
  > >Synopsis:       6.0 Beta boot fails on generic i386 architecture machine
  ...
  > I installed 6.0 beta on a rather generic i386 machine:
  > 
  > p4m800pro-m v2.0 by ECS
  > 
  >
 http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=673&Ca
 tegoryID=1&DetailName=Feature&MenuID=16&LanID=9
  > 
  > and the install went OK, but it would not successfully boot from hard
 disk, halting after:
  > 
  > NetBSD MBR boot
  > NetBSD/x86 ffsv2 Primary Bootstrap
  > [silence]
  > 
  > The install complained once that the disk geometry could not be uniquely
 matched:
  > Bios: 1024/16/63
  > Prob: 1023/255/63
  
  If it got as far as showing the ffs2 message then the chs values won't
 matter.
  
  I had an issue booting via grub where the console was getting set to
  com0 instead pc by default.
  
  Try booting from the install cd, and exit to shell (^C will do).
  Then run 'installboot -e -v wd0' to look at the options, and maybe
  force the console with '-o console-pc'.
  (Commands from memory).
  You might need to mount the root fs and chroot into it.
  
        David
  
  -- 
  David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost