From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 11 13:30:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13A2316A403 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:30:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@levie.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from smtp3.freeserve.com (smtp3.wanadoo.co.uk [193.252.22.156]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 929C213C4A7 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:30:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@levie.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3212.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id EB4D63C0008B; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:30:03 +0100 (CET) Received: from brian5vgqrbw1x (user-5441c2a3.lns3-c7.dsl.pol.co.uk [84.65.194.163]) by mwinf3212.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 821043C00086; Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:30:03 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20070111133003536.821043C00086@mwinf3212.me.freeserve.com From: "Brian Levie" To: "'Pieter de Goeje'" Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:30:44 -0000 Message-ID: <000401c73584$b2ce05b0$ba01a8c0@brian5vgqrbw1x> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <200701100801.11519.pieter@degoeje.nl> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: unable to load kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:30:06 -0000 Many thanks, that solved the problem Brian=20 -----Original Message----- From: Pieter de Goeje [mailto:pieter@degoeje.nl]=20 Sent: 10 January 2007 07:01 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Brian Levie Subject: Re: unable to load kernel On Monday 08 January 2007 16:47, Brian Levie wrote: > After installing FreeBSD 6.1, I get the error message =91Unable to = load > kernel=92 and it goes to an OK prompt. I suspect the problem is in = the > geometry, when installing I get the message =92Geometry of = 238316/16/63 > for ad0 is incorrect. Using a more likely geometry=92. And appears = to > use 14946/255/63. However the BIOS shows 58853/16/255, but attempting > to use this produces the same error message. The system has a 200Gb > hard disk, all but the last 1.5Gb is Windows XP, and it is the last > 1.5Gb I have tried to install FreeBSD. Any suggestions would be much > appreciated. No, the problem is that you do not have a kernel installed. When you come to=20 the distribution part in sysinstall (FreeBSD's installation program), make=20 sure you have selected at least one of the two available kernels in "Binary=20 kernel distributions (required)". Good Luck! Cheers, Pieter PS. Although you certainly _can_ install FreeBSD on a 1.5GB partition, I would=20 recommend more than 1.5GB for FreeBSD (for a fully configured system, 8+ GB=20 would be apropriate) --=20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.8/621 - Release Date: 09/01/2007 13:37 =20 --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 10/01/2007 14:52 =20