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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!gatech!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!enews.sgi.com!gazette.engr.sgi.com!carenath.engr.sgi.com!minakami From: minakami@carenath.engr.sgi.com (Michael Minakami) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 2.0.5-ALPHA install Date: 5 Jun 1995 04:08:02 GMT Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Lines: 27 Message-ID: <3qtvv2$qev@gazette.engr.sgi.com> References: <87hh69ixsc.fsf@interbev.mindspring.com> <3qoeni$71v@agate.berkeley.edu> <87u4a8jbx7.fsf@interbev.mindspring.com> <3qqugq$93j@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: carenath.engr.sgi.com In article <3qqugq$93j@agate.berkeley.edu>, jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: |> >The kernel gets farther now, but there's a new symptom: it either |> >hangs at the "npx" status line or hangs after saying "changing root |> >device to sd0a". Nothing works after that point. It looks like all |> >the device probes before that succeed. |> |> Hmmmm. Several things to look for now: |> |> 1. Is another device conflicting with you? |> To find out: Boot with -c and disable all but the devices you need. |> |> 2. Is the geometry set correctly? |> To find out: Boot sysinstall and look at the geometry in the |> Partition editor. |> |> 3. Do you have both IDE and SCSI? If so, you need to boot with: |> boot: sd(0,a)/kernel I'm having exactly the same problem. System is a 386 DX/40 with 8MB, Adaptec 1542B, Etherlink III, and a modem w/16550 UART. The disk is entirely devoted to FreeBSD and is a 540MB CP30540. The hang is always after the changing root message. -- Michael Minakami http://reality.sgi.com/employees/minakami_engr Interactive Systems Division minakami@engr.sgi.com Silicon Graphics Computer Systems (415) 390-3893