Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:42:11 -0600 From: Tracy Phillips <tphilips@usa.net> To: freebsd-install@freebsd.org Subject: Help with no bootable partion Message-ID: <32DD16F3.63E9@usa.net>
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hi all,
i have had FreeBSD installed before (about last week). I can install it
just fine now (it appears to install anyway), i just can not boot it at
all. Let me give you kind souls a description of my computer and see if
you can help. I will try to speak in FreeBSD terms whenever i can its
all still pretty new to me (if you know linux terms i know those a
little better when dealing with harddrives).
I have 3 harddrives set up as so:
/dev/wd0 Windows95
IBM OEM Disk
540 MB
1049 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t
/dev/wd1 Where i propose to keep FreeBSD
Western Digital Caviar 3100
1083 MB
2100 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t
/dev/wd2s1 LiNUX
/dev/wd2s2 MSDOS Vfat partition
Maxtor Model 7540RV
540 MB (or there abouts)
1046 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t
All of the harddrive info came dirctley off of the Harddrives themselves
so i will assume it to be correct. But then again we all know about ASS
U ME ing something :)
When I go into the FreeBSD's Disk Labeler (or whatever its called) I
push a to use the entire disk. Then i select yes when it asks me if i
want to keep this compatible with other operating systems (Does it
matter what i select if im using the whole disk for FreeBSD?). I then
use the auto defaults for the disk partitions and this is what i get:
/ 32mb UFS Y
<none> 42mb Swap
/var 320mb UFS Y
/usr 929mb UFS Y
I then select q and select my packages and where i want them installed.
Every thing appears to go fine until i try to boot from System Commander
(which i have also used before). I get "No Bootable Partition".
Now back hat the disk labeler thing should i make the FreeBSD partition
Active by pushing s or will this interfere with my other operating
systems.
At the Boot selctor options i have tried them all and none seems to
work.
What can i do or am i doing something wrong when i try to install the
OS.
I do not mind how my drives are configured as long as FreeBSD ends up on
the Western Digital one.
What is the exact syntax that i need to use to boot from the floopy
dirve? i have tried this but it gives me a syntax wrong or something to
that effect.
Also of note to whoever reads this i am starting to mess around with
some HTML and have a FreeBSD Page starting to Brew. It is at:
http://www.netten.net/~tphilips
please check it out and send me a note about what you think so far, or
what would be good to add. I would like a page of relevent FreeBSD links
since they are so hard to find on the WWW. Its not much now but i would
like to add more if there is much interest. Pass along the yerl (thats
southern) if you don't mind.
Thank you so much for your time,
Tracy Phillips
tphilips@cedar.netten.net
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