From nobody@FreeBSD.org Wed Mar 28 14:40:10 2001 Return-Path: Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7F2C37B718 for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:40:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f2SMe9u80586; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:40:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200103282240.f2SMe9u80586@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:40:09 -0800 (PST) From: pgreer@1st.net To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: 4.2-R kern.flp won't boot on PS/2 X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 >Number: 26185 >Category: misc >Synopsis: 4.2-R kern.flp won't boot on PS/2 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Mar 28 14:50:01 PST 2001 >Closed-Date: Fri Jun 29 21:26:59 PDT 2001 >Last-Modified: Fri Jun 29 21:28:21 PDT 2001 >Originator: Patrick Greer >Release: 4.2-RELEASE >Organization: self >Environment: NONE - can't install! >Description: Trying install on IBM PS/2 9590-DLG. Booting from floppy yields this: disk error 0x4 (lba0x10) disk error 0x4 (lba0x10) No /boot/loader >How-To-Repeat: try to boot from kern.flp floppy >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: From: "Matthew N. Dodd" To: pgreer@1st.net Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/26185: 4.2-R kern.flp won't boot on PS/2 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:04:56 -0500 (EST) On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 pgreer@1st.net wrote: > Trying install on IBM PS/2 9590-DLG. Booting from floppy yields this: > > > > disk error 0x4 (lba0x10) > disk error 0x4 (lba0x10) > No /boot/loader This is a problem with the 2.88M floppy drive. I'm not quite sure what the solution is other than to use a 1.44M drive or a 1.2M. -- | Matthew N. Dodd | '78 Datsun 280Z | '75 Volvo 164E | FreeBSD/NetBSD | | winter@jurai.net | 2 x '84 Volvo 245DL | ix86,sparc,pmax | | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | For Great Justice! | ISO8802.5 4ever | State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: mikeh State-Changed-When: Fri Jun 29 21:26:59 PDT 2001 State-Changed-Why: Submitter was told to try 1.44 floppy -- feedback timeout. http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=26185 >Unformatted: >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel boot: Disk error 0x4 (lba=0x10) No /kernel >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel boot: This occurs regardless of what machine I make the floppy on (FreeBSD, Linux, NT), and these floppies will boot on any of my other (non-PS/2) boxen. Conversely, Slackware 7.1 boot disks made on any of my boxen will boot on this PS/2.