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From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro>
To: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: Notebook
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:50:48 +0200 
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> 
> 
> There is no error messages, and my HDD is 18 GB. I maked a 
> partition for 
> FreeBSD it's 3GB. 270MB swap partition and other for freebsd 
> partition. but 
> when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD it doesn't work only F1 
> for Windows.
> 

assuming that you used the last 3GB for FreeBSD, that means that
you are over the 1024cyl limit.  I think that current version of
bootloader cannot boot over the 1024 cylinder (this going to
change in 5.0 ?!).  This is a common problem for all OSes - a
limitation of the BIOS.

The solution is to make the root partition under the 1024 limit
(in the first 8GB, i think).


Stefan

PS:  you don't have to make a separate partition for swap; see the
handbook and/or other docs about how partitions/slices/labels are
organized.  Or just let the FreeBSD do the default in the 
installation process - see the "a - Auto default for all" option
during disk partitioning.

> 
> >From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro>
> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> >CC: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: RE: Notebook
> >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:19:06 +0200
> >
> > >
> > > >When you installed BSD did you choose to install the boot loader?
> > > Yes i installed it, but when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD
> > > it doesn't work.
> > > and when i press F1 it's work and it take me to windows
> >
> >How big is your harddisk ?  Where the FreeBSD's partition starts ?
> >How may partitions did you make, what type and size ?
> >Got any error message ?!
> >[add any other useful info here]
> >
> > >
> > > >>Hi,, I have a Laptop it's Solo 9300. and my question is:
> > > when i install
> > > >>the FreeBSD OS i can't boot it, why ? (Note: There is the
> > > word was writing
> > > >>on the laptop and the word is. Designed For Microsoft Windows98)
> 
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