Bug 30206

Summary:	[boot] PS/2 server 85 can't boot kern.flp
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	Eric Masson <e-masson>
Component:	i386	Assignee:	Matthew N. Dodd <mdodd>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description Eric Masson 2001-08-29 23:00:03 UTC

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

Fix: 

None known
How-To-Repeat: 
Insert disk in the box, same thing happens at each boot.

Comment 1 iedowse freebsd_committer

2002-12-01 12:35:00 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->feedback


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

Comment 2 iedowse 2002-12-07 05:04:38 UTC

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 thème pour lequel le besoin
> d'un forum est le plus évident.
> -+- SP in www.le-gnu.net - Spécial dédicace -+-

Comment 3 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer

2003-07-13 03:41:50 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->mdodd

mdodd expressed interest in owning this

Comment 4 Matteo Riondato freebsd_committer

2005-08-30 11:04:25 UTC

State Changed
From-To: feedback->suspended

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

Comment 5 Matthew N. Dodd freebsd_committer

2010-07-29 05:20:54 UTC

State Changed
From-To: suspended->closed

Nothing involved here ever worked well.