Something not right with bootup?

PodexPerfectusSum

I've got a Jetway J7F41G5D motherboard and right now I'm working with pfSense 1.0.1 embedded which I'm booting from a 1GB Kingston CF Card plugged into an ATA reader from mini-box.com (CF-200). I had to turn off DMA to get the bios to recognize the reader, but that's not the only problem I've had. Right now, I can't get four of my ten Jetway systems to boot properly…

Copyright 1992-2006 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 #0: Sun Oct 29 01:44:26 UTC 2006
sullrich@builder.livebsd.com:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/src/sys/pfSense_wrap.6
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
CPU: VIA/IDT Unknown (1500.01-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "CentaurHauls" Id = 0x6a9 Stepping = 9
Features=0xa7c9baff <fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,cmov,pat,clflush,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,tm,pbe>Features2=0x1 <sse3>real memory = 468582400 (446 MB)
avail memory = 449241088 (428 MB)
wlan: mac acl policy registered
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
cpu0 on motherboard
pcib0: <host to="" pci="" bridge="">pcibus 0 on motherboard
pci0: <pci bus="">on pcib0
pcib1: <pci-pci bridge="">at device 1.0 on pci0
pci1: <pci bus="">on pcib1
pci1: <display, vga="">at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
rl0: <realtek rtl8169sc="" gigabit="" ethernet="" adapter="">port 0xf000-0xf0ff mem 0xfdfff000-0xfdfff0ff irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci0
rl0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
version:1.71
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4a
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4a
rl1: <realtek rtl8169sc="" gigabit="" ethernet="" adapter="">port 0xf200-0xf2ff mem 0xfdffe000-0xfdffe0ff irq 10 at device 11.0 on pci0
rl1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
version:1.71
rl1: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4b
rl1: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4b
atapci0: <via 6420="" sata150="" controller="">port 0xff00-0xff07,0xfe00-0xfe03,0xfd00-0xfd07,0xfc00-0xfc03,0xfb00-0xfb0f,0xf400-0xf4ff irq 11 at device 15.0 on pci0
ata2: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci0
ata3: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci0
atapci1: <via 8237="" udma133="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xfa00-0xfa0f at device 15.1 on pci0
ata0: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci1
ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci1
uhci0: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf900-0xf91f irq 11 at device 16.0 on pci0
uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb0: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci1: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf800-0xf81f irq 11 at device 16.1 on pci0
uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb1: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci1
usb1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci2: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf700-0xf71f irq 11 at device 16.2 on pci0
uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb2: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci2
usb2: USB revision 1.0
uhub2: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci3: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf600-0xf61f irq 11 at device 16.3 on pci0
uhci3: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb3: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci3
usb3: USB revision 1.0
uhub3: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
ehci0: <via vt6202="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">mem 0xfdffd000-0xfdffd0ff irq 5 at device 16.4 on pci0
ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb4: waiting for BIOS to give up control
usb4: timed out waiting for BIOS
usb4: EHCI version 1.0
usb4: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3
usb4: <via vt6202="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">on ehci0
usb4: USB revision 2.0
uhub4: VIA EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">at device 17.0 on pci0
isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
pci0: <multimedia, audio="">at device 17.5 (no driver attached)
orm0: <isa option="" rom="">at iomem 0xc0000-0xcffff on isa0
ppc0: <parallel port="">at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
ppbus0: <parallel port="" bus="">on ppc0
ppi0: <parallel i="" o="">on ppbus0
sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x30 on isa0
sio0: type 16550A, console
sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
sio1: type 16550A
speaker0: <pc speaker="">at port 0x61 on isa0
unknown: <pnp0c01>can't assign resources (memory)
unknown: <pnp0501>can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <pnp0400>can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <pnp0501>can't assign resources (port)
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1500008588 Hz quality 800
Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
Fast IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
ad0: 967MB <cf 20070131="" card="" 1gb="">at ata0-master PIO4
GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0a is ufs/pfSense.
GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0d is ufs/pfSenseCfg.
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
Jan 1 00:22:26 init: can't get /dev/console for controlling terminal: Operation not permitted
Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:

shutdown

[-h | -p | -r | -k] [-o [-n]] time [warning-message …]

shutdown -h now

Shutdown NOW!
shutdown: [pid 49]

wall: can't open temporary file: Read-only file system

Jan 1 00:23:17 shutdown: halt by root:

System shutdown time has arrived

pfSense is now shutting down …

[Mon Jan 1 00:23:19 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.lLTRPe, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: Read-only file system
tar: Failed to open '/cf/conf/rrd.tgz': No such file or directory
[Mon Jan 1 00:23:19 2007] [apc-error] apc_fcntl_create: open(/tmp/.apc.f0ca9Y, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666) failed: Read-only file system
Jan 1 00:23:19 init: /etc/rc.shutdown returned status 2
Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process vnlru' to stop…done Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process bufdaemon' to stop...done
Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop...
Syncing disks, vnodes remaining...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 done
All buffers synced.
Uptime: 1m17s

The operating system has halted.
Please press any key to reboot.</cf></pnp0501></pnp0400></pnp0501></pnp0c01></pc></parallel></parallel></parallel></isa></multimedia,></isa></pci-isa></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></ata></ata></via></ata></ata></via></realtek></realtek></display,></pci></pci-pci></pci></host></sse3></fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,cmov,pat,clflush,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,tm,pbe>

if I type reboot, I don't get the apc-error, and the system reboots, back to the same "can't get /dev/console" message. If I wait for the shell, I can type "exit" and the system moves on and seems to boot properly…

Rebooting…
Copyright (c) 1992-2006 The FreeBSD Project.
Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 #0: Sun Oct 29 01:44:26 UTC 2006
sullrich@builder.livebsd.com:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/src/sys/pfSense_wrap.6
Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
CPU: VIA/IDT Unknown (1500.01-MHz 686-class CPU)
Origin = "CentaurHauls" Id = 0x6a9 Stepping = 9
Features=0xa7c9baff <fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,cmov,pat,clflush,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,tm,pbe>Features2=0x1 <sse3>real memory = 468582400 (446 MB)
avail memory = 449241088 (428 MB)
wlan: mac acl policy registered
ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
cpu0 on motherboard
pcib0: <host to="" pci="" bridge="">pcibus 0 on motherboard
pci0: <pci bus="">on pcib0
pcib1: <pci-pci bridge="">at device 1.0 on pci0
pci1: <pci bus="">on pcib1
pci1: <display, vga="">at device 0.0 (no driver attached)
rl0: <realtek rtl8169sc="" gigabit="" ethernet="" adapter="">port 0xf000-0xf0ff mem 0xfdfff000-0xfdfff0ff irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci0
rl0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
version:1.71
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4a
rl0: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4a
rl1: <realtek rtl8169sc="" gigabit="" ethernet="" adapter="">port 0xf200-0xf2ff mem 0xfdffe000-0xfdffe0ff irq 10 at device 11.0 on pci0
rl1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
version:1.71
rl1: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4b
rl1: Ethernet address: 00:30:18:b0:53:4b
atapci0: <via 6420="" sata150="" controller="">port 0xff00-0xff07,0xfe00-0xfe03,0xfd00-0xfd07,0xfc00-0xfc03,0xfb00-0xfb0f,0xf400-0xf4ff irq 11 at device 15.0 on pci0
ata2: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci0
ata3: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci0
atapci1: <via 8237="" udma133="" controller="">port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xfa00-0xfa0f at device 15.1 on pci0
ata0: <ata 0="" channel="">on atapci1
ata1: <ata 1="" channel="">on atapci1
uhci0: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf900-0xf91f irq 11 at device 16.0 on pci0
uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb0: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci1: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf800-0xf81f irq 11 at device 16.1 on pci0
uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb1: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci1
usb1: USB revision 1.0
uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci2: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf700-0xf71f irq 11 at device 16.2 on pci0
uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb2: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci2
usb2: USB revision 1.0
uhub2: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhci3: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">port 0xf600-0xf61f irq 11 at device 16.3 on pci0
uhci3: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb3: <via 83c572="" usb="" controller="">on uhci3
usb3: USB revision 1.0
uhub3: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
ehci0: <via vt6202="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">mem 0xfdffd000-0xfdffd0ff irq 5 at device 16.4 on pci0
ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
usb4: waiting for BIOS to give up control
usb4: timed out waiting for BIOS
usb4: EHCI version 1.0
usb4: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3
usb4: <via vt6202="" usb="" 2.0="" controller="">on ehci0
usb4: USB revision 2.0
uhub4: VIA EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
isab0: <pci-isa bridge="">at device 17.0 on pci0
isa0: <isa bus="">on isab0
pci0: <multimedia, audio="">at device 17.5 (no driver attached)
orm0: <isa option="" rom="">at iomem 0xc0000-0xcffff on isa0
ppc0: <parallel port="">at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
ppbus0: <parallel port="" bus="">on ppc0
ppi0: <parallel i="" o="">on ppbus0
sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x30 on isa0
sio0: type 16550A, console
sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0
sio1: type 16550A
speaker0: <pc speaker="">at port 0x61 on isa0
unknown: <pnp0c01>can't assign resources (memory)
unknown: <pnp0501>can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <pnp0400>can't assign resources (port)
unknown: <pnp0501>can't assign resources (port)
Timecounter "TSC" frequency 1500008018 Hz quality 800
Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec
Fast IPsec: Initialized Security Association Processing.
ad0: 967MB <cf 20070131="" card="" 1gb="">at ata0-master PIO4
GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0a is ufs/pfSense.
GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0d is ufs/pfSenseCfg.
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
Jan 1 00:25:48 init: can't get /dev/console for controlling terminal: Operation not permitted
Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:

exit

___
/ f
/ p _/ Sense
_/
__/

Welcome to pfSense 1.0.1 on the 'embedded' platform…

Setting up embedded specific environment... done.
Mounting filesystems... done.
Creating symlinks......done.
Launching PHP init system... done.
Initializing................. done.
Starting device manager (devd)...done.
Loading configuration......done.
Updating configuration...done.
Cleaning backup cache...done.
Setting up extended sysctls...done.
Syncing user passwords...done.
Starting Secure Shell Services...done.
Setting timezone...done.
Starting syslog...done.
Configuring LAN interface...done.
Configuring WAN interface...done.
Configuring OPT interfaces...done.
Configuring CARP interfaces...done.
Configuring firewall......done.
Starting webConfigurator...done.
Starting DNS forwarder...done.
Setting up microcode and tx/rx offloading...done.
Starting FTP helpers...done.
route: writing to routing socket: No such process
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1167611245 when last update time is 1192572148 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1167611245 when last update time is 1192572148 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1167611245 when last update time is 1192572148 (minimum one second step)
ERROR: illegal attempt to update using time 1167611245 when last update time is 1192572148 (minimum one second step)
Starting OpenNTP time client...done.
Starting CRON... done.
Syncing packages...
Executing rc.d items...
Stopping /usr/local/etc/rc.d/1.ramfs.sh...done.
Stopping /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dhcpd.sh...done.
Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/1.ramfs.sh...done.
Starting /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dhcpd.sh...done.
Bootup complete

FreeBSD/i386 (pfsense.local) (console)

*** Welcome to pfSense 1.0.1-embedded on pfsense ***

WAN -> rl0 -> NONE(PPPoE)
LAN -> rl1 -> 192.168.1.13

pfSense console setup

0) Logout (SSH only)
1) Assign Interfaces
2) Set LAN IP address
3) Reset webConfigurator password
4) Reset to factory defaults
5) Reboot system
6) Halt system
7) Ping host
8) Shell
9) PFtop
10) Filter Logs
11) Restart webConfigurator

Enter an option:</cf></pnp0501></pnp0400></pnp0501></pnp0c01></pc></parallel></parallel></parallel></isa></multimedia,></isa></pci-isa></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></via></ata></ata></via></ata></ata></via></realtek></realtek></display,></pci></pci-pci></pci></host></sse3></fpu,vme,de,pse,tsc,msr,pae,mce,apic,sep,mtrr,pge,cmov,pat,clflush,acpi,mmx,fxsr,sse,sse2,tm,pbe>

Obviously, something's not right, but I can't figure out what it is. I bought ten J7F41G5Ds and ten M200 enclosures from mini-box.com, I also bought ten sticks of RAM and ten CF cards from newegg. The enclosures have a "built-in" CF to ATA adapter that I've checked out in one of my six working units, I've also checked out the CF cards, the RAM, the power supplies and ATA cables and they all seem to be working.

I realize that this probably points to a problem with the motherboard, but I'm pretty sure that neither jetway nor mini-box are going to understand my problem when I ask them for help/rma. If someone happens to know what the problem is, I'd appreciate the help. If someone happens to know where I should look next for troubleshooting, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks.

gmckinney

You might check the bios revision numbers between a working unit and the other four units… also look very closely at the chips on the boards to make sure they are the same revision levels as well - otherwise you will have to go the RMA route.

Just my thoughts...

gm..