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

[David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>]

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&CategoryID=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
 
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