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Subject:    Re: [pfSense Support] Boot problems with RC2 (but not 1.0beta1)
From:       "Scott Ullrich" <sullrich () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-08-23 17:00:50
Message-ID: d5992baf0608231000q7866dbd4kb96d44a99b413143 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 8/23/06, Jesse Peterson <jesse.peterson@exbiblio.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Firstly, my apologies for comparing an archaic version to a recent
> one.  I was unable to find a high-level change-log for version that
> stretch back to 1.0beta1 nor archived download images of those older
> versions.
>
> I have a specific machine that 1.0-beta1 boots and works on, but 1.0-
> RC2 stops at the boot loader.
>
> It is very hard to troubleshoot because this machine:
>    - Has one serial port that is attached in a proprietary way to a
> 16x2 character LCD display
>    - Has no video card/chipset
>
> So, because of the above, I'm not quite able to see why it gets stuck
> in the boot menu - I see enough text to indicate that is where it
> is.  To be clear, when I say boot menu I really mean the bootstrap
> loader which has the option of a menu if you hit a key.
>
> This just in (tested while this message was being composed): the very
> last line of display says "'t load 'kernel".  Which presumably means
> it can't load its kernel.  Now, I know that this media works because
> if you use the HD in another machine ("normal" PC) it boots just fine
> and works.
>
> Sorry for the vague report, any ideas?

Please test a FreeBSD 6.1 CD and if you continue to have problems you
will need to send a message to freebsd-release.   The changes between
those versions is the fact that we are now on FreeBSD 6.1 release.

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