Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 13:03:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "f.johan.beisser" <jan@caustic.org> To: Alejandro Ramirez <ales@megared.net.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: compaq presario 2200 problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910111300430.79666-100000@pogo.caustic.org> In-Reply-To: <02ad01bf1408$f5d90e40$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx>
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this is actaully the first time i've had a freebsd install fail in over a year. the only error we get is "read error," unless we have the multiOS booter installed, when it simply cycles back to the OS choices. i'm not sure what exactly is going on, but at a guess, i think the hardware is failing to read the OS or kernel. sorry taht there sin't more information for me to give.. but this is all we have. thanks again for your help, -- jan On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Alejandro Ramirez wrote: > Hi, > > Here it comes something very simple, but its the beggining, if your > system its able to boot from H.D. the DOS or Windows OS, without any > problem, you should be able to boot FreeBSD without making any change to the > BIOS, maybe some changes could be needed for hardware recognition, but not > for booting. > > BTW Check out that all of your Hardware its compatible with FreeBSD > (www.freebsd.org). > > P.S. Just where does exacly hangs, or fails, does it says something like > unable to mount root, or any messages at all, it would be nice if you could > put in here those messages, that Im sure that at least you get one. > > Have Fun... > Ales > > > > > i've got a relativly stupid question, but, we've exausted all other > > resources, and now i'm turning to the mass minded freebsd (ab)user > > community. > > > > here's the problem: > > > > we're trying to install FreeBSD 3.2 on to a compaq presario 2200. now, as > > expected, we're having problems with it, but nothing that we've done has > > so far solved them, any of them. basically, the machine refuses to boot > > anything remotely resembling freebsd. > > > > i suspect that it's a problem with teh Filesystem type (FFS) and what the > > BIOS likes and wants, but i'm not sure. we've tried just about every trick > > in and out of the book, and are now out of ideas. any suggestions? > > > > please, don't send me anything like "get better hardware". changing hte > > hardware isn't really an option. > > > > > > thanks much, > > -- jan > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > +-----// jan@caustic.org http://www.caustic.org/~jan UNIX Systems Administrator 415 378 6027 "New and Improved, with 50% more Sarcasm!" //-----+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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