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From: Eric Masson <e-masson@kisoft-services.com>
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Subject: PS/2 server 85 can't boot kern.flp
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>Number:         30206
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       [boot] PS/2 server 85 can't boot kern.flp
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    mdodd
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 29 15:00:03 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:    Thu Jul 29 04:21:50 UTC 2010
>Last-Modified:  Thu Jul 29 04:21:50 UTC 2010
>Originator:     Eric Masson
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.4-RC i386
>Organization:
Kisoft Services
>Environment:
System: IBM PS/2 Server Model 85 (9585-1XG)
4.4-RC kern.flp (expunged GENERIC w/ mca support kernel)

>Description:

Hello,

I've been given an Ibm PS/2 Server 85 (9585-1XG) and I'm trying to
install FreeBSD on.

Server 85 floppy drive is a 2.88 Mb one.

I've modified 4.4-RC kern.flp replacing GENERIC w/ a kernel tailored for
the box (mca support and removal of a bunch of drivers). This disk boots
fine on my Thinkpad, then loads /kernel and halts as the
kernel can't run on the Thinkpad :).

When I try to boot custom kern.flp in the PS/2, the following appears on
screen (hand copied) :

Disk error 0x4 (lba=0x10)
Disk error 0x4 (lba=0x10)
No /boot/loader

>How-To-Repeat:

Insert disk in the box, same thing happens at each boot.

>Fix:

None known
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: iedowse 
State-Changed-When: Sun Dec 1 04:35:00 PST 2002 
State-Changed-Why:  

Are you sure that the problem here wasn't just a bad floppy or 
floppy drive? 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30206 

From: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: i386/30206: PS/2 server 85 can't boot kern.flp 
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 05:04:38 +0000

 Adding to the audit trail:
 
 In message <86vg2creri.fsf@notbsdems.nantes.kisoft-services.com>, Eric Masson w
 rites:
 >>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Dowse <iedowse@FreeBSD.org> writes:
 >
 > Ian> Are you sure that the problem here wasn't just a bad floppy or
 > Ian> floppy drive?
 >
 >Nope, the floppy was working fine on all my other i386 machines.
 >
 >It seems that 2,88 Mb floppy drives support is a little problematic.
 >
 >Regards
 >
 >Eric Masson
 >
 >-- 
 > Franchement, depuis control.cancel c'est le thme pour lequel le besoin
 > d'un forum est le plus vident.
 > -+- SP in www.le-gnu.net - Spcial ddicace -+-
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->mdodd 
Responsible-Changed-By: kris 
Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Jul 12 19:41:50 PDT 2003 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
mdodd expressed interest in owning this 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30206 
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->suspended 
State-Changed-By: matteo 
State-Changed-When: Tue Aug 30 10:04:25 GMT 2005 
State-Changed-Why:  
PS/2 system are surely too old to run a recent -RELEASE Anyway, I set this to suspended since it can be a problem in 2.88M floppies,  and it's probably still there 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30206 
State-Changed-From-To: suspended->closed 
State-Changed-By: mdodd 
State-Changed-When: Thu Jul 29 04:20:54 UTC 2010 
State-Changed-Why:  
Nothing involved here ever worked well. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=30206 
>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:
 
 man 8 boot says the following about error code : 0x4   Sector not found.
 
