Bootloader not working on Compaq Proliant ML330 G2

[Ivan Voras]

Ján Šebošík wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I`ve tried to install FreeBSD 7 on Compaq Proliant ML330 G2 server, but 
> it won`t boot. FreeBSD boot0 beeps after pressing F1, or F2 (got 2 
> partitions) key. So i`ve installed grub on another machine, but than it 
> says "Error 5" only in Proliant, I don`t even get grub command prompt.

It looks like you installed the system correctly, only you cannot boot 
it, right? I had the same problem on several Proliants (though I don't 
know about G2, it's an old version), which I fixed by installing 
sysutils/extipl. Instructions: boot from the install CD, go to "Fixit" 
command line, mount your root and usr file systems from the drive 
somewhere (e.g. /tmp/mnt and /tmp/mnt/usr), chroot into this root file 
system, bring up your network, install the port and run it - there's no 
significant configuration. See the man page for details.

> HDD`s (2 x 250G) are connected to Parallel ATA on ServerWorks CSB5 
> controller (it`s not onboard controller). When I connected drives to 
> onboad controller they got some problem with DMA TIMEOUT.
> 
> Any tip/hint/idea will be great.
> 
> PS: Is there any way how to debug Bootloader?
> 
> Best regards
> ---
> Jan Sebosik, Slovakia
> sebosik at demax.sk
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