Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 09:22:36 -0700 From: "Joesh Juphland" <part_lion@hotmail.com> To: cjc@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install and boot on secondary master possible ? seems not... Message-ID: <F42bpH71yEXUIEAOeIi00028735@hotmail.com>
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If this is the case, that is, that it is the bios that is at fault, why is it that when the computer boots it gets to the F1 ... Default ... boot menu ? If it cannot read that drive to boot off of, why does it get there and try, and _then_ fail ? thank you. --joesh > >On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 07:23:07PM -0700, Joesh Juphland wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a machine whose primary IDE controller is blown. Only the >secondary > > works. So, I connected my single IDe drive as the secondary master, and > > proceeded to install FreeBSD. > > > > The install went flawlessly. I installed with the FreeBSD boot >manager(the > > first choice on that screen of three boot loader choices) > > > > When I boot, I see the F1 .. Default menu. If I wait, or if I hit >enter, I > > am told: > > > > Read error > > > > I reinstalled, and this time didn't use the freeBSD boot manager. Just >the > > normal loader. This time, after POST, it goes directly to "read error". > > > > So, what can I do to this disk to make it possible for the machine to >boot > > off what I have installed on the secondary master ? I used the fixit >disk > > to mount the drive and tried to edit things in /boot, but I cannot >figure > > out exactly what to change. > >This is most likely a problem with your BIOS. It doesn't matter what >disk lables and boot blocks you put on your drive on the secondary >controller if the BIOS never attempts to boot it. Go into the BIOS >settings and see if there is a way to try to boot off of that >drive. If that fails, make up a boot floppy. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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