amd64/153831: CD bootloader won't on Tyan s2912G2nr

[mike figley]

>Number:         153831
>Category:       amd64
>Synopsis:       CD bootloader won't on Tyan s2912G2nr
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-amd64
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 10 01:20:08 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     mike figley
>Release:        8.1 - install CD
>Organization:
dTC
>Environment:
won't boot
>Description:
I've attempted booting from CD the last several dev releases -
the bootloader sprite spins a few times then hangs!

The hardware:

Tyan SG2912G2NR
8GB RAM
(2) Dual Core Opterons 2214HE
(8) 1TB WD Drives
lastest BIOS v 4.00

The CDs Boot fine on another amd64 system with one dual-core CPU:
ASUS 8-VX, 1GB RAM

anybody else see this?


Cheers!
mike




 
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