From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 25 08:02:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA29276 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:02:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pos-srv4100.javanet.com (pos-srv4100.javanet.com [205.219.162.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA29267 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:02:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from BrettH@Social-Connect.com) Received: from bretth.social-connect.com (bretth.social-connect.com [209.94.128.129]) by pos-srv4100.javanet.com (8.8.8/8.7) with SMTP id LAA29701 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 1998 11:02:12 -0500 (EST) From: "Brett Hamlin" To: Subject: FreeBSD Install Question Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 10:59:13 -0500 Message-ID: <01bd5806$f4844880$81805ed1@bretth.social-connect.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01BD57DD.0BAE4080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01BD57DD.0BAE4080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I am trying to install FreeBSD. I select the standard MBR on the = install screen. After it's done installing and I reboot, I get a no = operating system found error. It's like its not copying the MBR to the = bootsector. If I reinstall it and select the multi-OS boot manager, it = will load that boot manager but, when I press F1, (load FreeBSD), it = will just return me to the f prompt, like it can find the FreeBSD = kernel. However, if i put in my boot floppy and tell it to specifically = load from 0:sd(0,a)kernel, then it will load. I guess, I'm wondering if = I'm missing a step here for it to automatically load without having to = put the floppy in everytime. =20 Thanks, I appreciate your help. =20 Brett Hamlin =20 *************************************************************************= * Social Connection - The Internet's Premiere Chat Network http://www.social-connect.com ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01BD57DD.0BAE4080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

I am trying to = install=20 FreeBSD. I select the standard MBR on the install screen. = After it's=20 done installing and I reboot, I get a no operating system found = error. =20 It's like its not copying the MBR to the bootsector. If I = reinstall it and=20 select the multi-OS boot manager, it will load that boot manager but, = when I=20 press F1, (load FreeBSD), it will just return me to the f prompt, = like it=20 can find the FreeBSD kernel. However, if i put in my boot floppy = and tell=20 it to specifically load from 0:sd(0,a)kernel, then it will load. I = guess,=20 I'm wondering if I'm missing a step here for it to automatically load = without=20 having to put the floppy in everytime.

Thanks, I appreciate your=20 help.

Brett Hamlin

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