From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 23 16: 5:35 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 2711.dynacom.net (2711.dynacom.net [206.107.213.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29B8D37B42C for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:05:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from urx.com (dsl1-160.dynacom.net [206.159.132.160]) by 2711.dynacom.net (Build 101 8.9.3/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA00488; Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:05:16 -0700 Message-ID: <39A458AC.2D695EE1@urx.com> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:05:16 -0700 From: Kent Stewart Reply-To: kstewart@urx.com Organization: Dynacom X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.74 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Amir Hardon Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation References: <000601c00d59$d6702ca0$0100000a@laptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Amir Hardon wrote: > > There is no fdimage on the CD, I used fdimage from a slackware linux CD. > Maybe the iso did messed up, > how do I check it? There is an fdimge on the iso. It is in the /tools directory. Kent > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent Stewart > To: Amir Hardon > Cc: Brian Sheppard ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Date: יום חמישי 24 אוגוסט 2000 00:24 > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > > > > > >Amir Hardon wrote: > >> > >> I created the floppies once with fdimage and once with dd(From > slackware), > >> I do insert the kern.flp floppy first. > >> I can't set all the devices in the boot sequence to be the floppy(I'm > using > >> Award BIOS), I don't get any error message, the computer loads the next > >> device in the boot sequence, I tried bootiing with this floppy on 2 > >> computers, it didn't work on both. > > > >I don't have any idea. I used my copy of the 4.1-iso on a W2k Server > >to create both floppies, walked into the other room and stuck kern.flp > >into the floppy and had the system restart. The new floppies booted > >just fine. > > > >If your copy of the iso was messed up, I can't imagine fdimage working > >from it to create the floppies. I've never seen anything like that die > >silently. > > > >Kent > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Kent Stewart > >> To: Brian Sheppard > >> Cc: Amir Hardon ; > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > >> > >> Date: ??? ????? 24 ?????? 2000 00:03 > >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >Brian Sheppard wrote: > >> >> > >> >> When booting from the FreeBSD floppy, does the floppy drive read the > disk > >> >> but reject it? What error does it show? System failure, not a valid > >> system > >> >> disk, etc. No prompt or message at all? In the BIOS, do boot up > floppy > >> >> seek and make the first, second and third devices all the floppy > drive. > >> >> > >> >> Also, the kern.flp is first. Then it asks for mfs one > >> > > >> >I also wonder if the floppies were created with fdimage. When you use > >> >the files on the CDROM and windows to create the FreeBSD boot > >> >floppies, you can cd \floppies and then create the floppies using > >> >"..\tools\fdimage kern.flp a:" and similarly for mfsroot.flp. > >> > > >> >Kent > >> > > >> >> > >> >> Brian > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Amir Hardon" > >> >> To: > >> >> Cc: > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:53 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >> >> > >> >> > Well, in the BIOS boot sequence the floppy is first, > >> >> > I tried replacing the FreeBSD floppy wth Windows98 floppy and the 98 > >> >> floppy > >> >> > booted. > >> >> > > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > >> >> > From: Kent Stewart > >> >> > To: Amir Hardon > >> >> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> >> > Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:47 > >> >> > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > >Amir Hardon wrote: > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the > >> current > >> >> > >> installed system. > >> >> > >> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies > >> >> > directory > >> >> > >> on the CD, > >> >> > >> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary > mode. > >> >> > > > >> >> > >It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried making > >> >> > >the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my > system > >> >> > >just fine. > >> >> > > > >> >> > >Kent > >> >> > > > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> > >> From: Alfred Perlstein > >> >> > >> To: Amir Hardon > >> >> > >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> >> > >> Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:33 > >> >> > >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >* Amir Hardon [000823 14:18] wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hello all, > >> >> > >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it. > >> >> > >> >> I can't boot from the CD, > >> >> > >> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't boot. > >> >> > >> >> What should I do? > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> >What kernel boot floppy? Where did you get it from? Are you > >> >> > >> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode? What size is it and what > >> >> > >> >is it's name? > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> >-Alfred > >> >> > >> > > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> >> > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> >> > > > >> >> > >-- > >> >> > >Kent Stewart > >> >> > >Richland, WA > >> >> > > > >> >> > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >> >> > >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >> >> > >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > > >> >-- > >> >Kent Stewart > >> >Richland, WA > >> > > >> >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >> >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >> >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > >> > > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > >-- > >Kent Stewart > >Richland, WA > > > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message