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Date:      Fri, 28 May 1999 16:02:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Fabrizio Invernizzi <Fabrizio.Invernizzi@CSELT.IT>
Cc:        FreeBSD QUESTIONS <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Problem installing 3.1-RELEASE on a DIGITAL CELEBRIS GL5133
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905281601520.11808-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990528111908.22570A-100000@satchmo>

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On Fri, 28 May 1999, Fabrizio Invernizzi wrote:

> Hi 
> 
> I am installing FreeBSD-3.1-RELEASE on a DIGITAL CELEBRIS GL5133 (with
> scsi hard disk).
> 
> The installantion procedure looks to work fine :
> 1-I created a single slice (da0s1) 
> 2-I set this slice bootable
> 3-I select no boot manager and use MBR
> 4-I created the needed partitions (/,/var,/usr and swap)
> 5-I selected the distribuion and the media
> 6-I installed the system.
> 
> Everything looks ok!
> When I reboot this message appears
> 
> missing operating system

Boot DOS from a floppy and use FDISK to set the active partition bit on
the FreeBSD slice.  Sysinstall is pretty good at forgetting to set that
bit.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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