From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 26 13:05:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7FCE41065674 for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:05:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonylabarbara@aol.com) Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com (imo-d20.mx.aol.com [205.188.139.136]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9BD713C46E for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:05:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tonylabarbara@aol.com) Received: from tonylabarbara@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id 2.bc3.231e3bb3 (37037); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from webmail-de04 (webmail-de04.webmail.aol.com [205.188.104.25]) by cia-db02.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADB027-90ad47c40e742d1; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:52 -0500 References: <8CA4445F7AA44A9-730-2E26@webmail-md07.sysops.aol.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080223132508.024980a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> To: derek@computinginnovations.com, norgaard@locolomo.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:53 -0500 X-AOL-IP: 190.166.0.252 In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080223132508.024980a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: tonylabarbara@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 34032-STANDARD Received: from 190.166.0.252 by webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com (205.188.104.25) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:53 -0500 Message-Id: <8CA468F4FB465CB-940-1B9A@webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag: NO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem 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: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:05:10 -0000 I would like to reformat and start over, but I don=C2=B4t know how. As I wro= te earlier, I keep getting the below-mentioned loop. How do I just reformat=20= the disk? Also, concerning BIOS, not the problem, since I successfully insta= lled earlier. beno -----Original Message----- From: Derek Ragona To: tonylabarbara@aol.com; norgaard@locolomo.org; freebsd-questions@freebsd.= org Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem At 09:14 AM 2/23/2008, tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote:=C2=A0 >Now I get this when I try and log on:=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 >no /boot/loader=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 >All I want to do is rebuild the silly FBSD! Again, I fell into this silly >= loop when I tried to rebuild:=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 >-- Select Drive=C2=A0 >-- FDISK Partition Editor ("Q")=C2=A0 >-- Install Boot Manager=C2=A0 >=C2=A0 >and it just goes round, and round, and round. Can I just wipe the disk and=20= >start over? And why these strange problems? I=C3=82=C2=B4m not connected to= the >Internet, so no possibility of virus. Never had this problem before.= =C2=A0 >Help!=C2=A0 >Tony=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Tony,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 You don't mention what version you installing.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Be sure your BIOS is not set to not allow boot sector writes. Some BIOS have= this set to thwart boot sector viruses.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 A few things you can try:=C2=A0 You can boot FreeDOS and run booteasy from the tools folder on the FreeBSD i= nstall CD to install the boot-manager.=C2=A0 Boot the FreeBSD install CD and use the emergency shell to check the hard dr= ive for the correct creation of the folders and kernel.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 If all else fails you can reformat and start over.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 -Derek=C2=A0 =C2=A0 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and=C2=A0 dangerous content by MailScanner, and is=C2=A0 believed to be clean.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______________________________________________=C2=A0 freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=C2=A0 http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions=C2=A0 To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"= =C2=A0 ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.= aol.com