From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 20 21:39:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3323B16A4CE for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:39:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ninja.terrabionic.com (ninja.terrabionic.com [213.187.181.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E4D743D46 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:39:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from johann@terrabionic.com) Received: by ninja.terrabionic.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4C9CE2E; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:38:24 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:38:24 +0100 From: jsha To: Jorn Argelo Message-ID: <20041220213824.GA38530@ninja.terrabionic.com> References: <20041219193843.GA34296@ninja.terrabionic.com> <20041219214045.M8970@wcborstel.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="rwEMma7ioTxnRzrJ" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041219214045.M8970@wcborstel.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD ninja.terrabionic.com 5.3-STABLE i386 X-Location: Bergen, Norway, Europe X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:43:18 +0000 Subject: Re: FreeBSD doesn't even boot! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:39:56 -0000 --rwEMma7ioTxnRzrJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey! --- Abstract: I'm trying to install FreeBSD on a brand new HP Compaq. But whether I install it with BootMgr or the standard MBR, the computer won't enter the FreeBSD boot process. Instead, it reboots itself in an infinite loop. --- Thanks for the reply so far. FreeBSD still won't boot. > You might want to consider installing a standard MBR during the installat= ion=20 > (so not the FreeBSD bootloader). Then only FreeBSD will boot if you have= =20 > selected the drive as the primary drive in the bios (assuming you have tw= o=20 > disks). If you need your machine badly but can't boot Windows yet? Just > select the other drive in the bios and you're ready to go :) I've now tried both the standard MBR and the FreeBSD bootloader. Both cause my computer to reboot in an infinite loop. > If everything is running, install GRUB or LILO, whatever you prefer. Work= s=20 > better in some cases, and looks nicer as well :) >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Jorn Hope to see you again, Jorn :) -- j. --rwEMma7ioTxnRzrJ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBx0ZPeF7Rq67IV2wRAqA5AKDczjtYcO20llMsRWmStSJ38PysTgCfV5rt aog+XHB1iNRR2GyjSZ5JW0Q= =SwwX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --rwEMma7ioTxnRzrJ--