Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:26:49 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jes=FAs_Arn=E1iz?= <arnaiz@encomix.es> To: "FreeBSD" <questions@freebsd.org>, "Zaid Dashti" <zaid500@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Notebook Message-ID: <017801c07aef$d78899c0$4200a8c0@jesus> References: <LAW-F66U3b5SYBeHCEr00001564@hotmail.com>
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Hi! I have the same problem in my computer (20Gb. HD), but I think this is a limitation of the boot loader of FreeBSD. I mean, as far as I'm concerned you can put linux in this slave and lilo to boot it. From my point of view, if this work to linux this should work to FreeBSD (I think you can even boot freeBSD from lilo), but I try to do it and I fail (I don't have lot of time to try it). Any help is welcomed. Regards! -- Jesús Arnáiz Departamento de Sistemas - ARCOMEDIA.COM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zaid Dashti" <zaid500@hotmail.com> To: <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:26 AM Subject: RE: Notebook > You mean i should remove the 3GB of freebsd and i install it again with 8GB > ? > > thank's and i'm sorry for disturbing you. > > > >From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> > >To: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com> > >CC: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > >Subject: RE: Notebook > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:50:48 +0200 > > > >[please keep the cc to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, so that > >others can see all the messages] > > > > > > > > > > > There is no error messages, and my HDD is 18 GB. I maked a > > > partition for > > > FreeBSD it's 3GB. 270MB swap partition and other for freebsd > > > partition. but > > > when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD it doesn't work only F1 > > > for Windows. > > > > > > >assuming that you used the last 3GB for FreeBSD, that means that > >you are over the 1024cyl limit. I think that current version of > >bootloader cannot boot over the 1024 cylinder (this going to > >change in 5.0 ?!). This is a common problem for all OSes - a > >limitation of the BIOS. > > > >The solution is to make the root partition under the 1024 limit > >(in the first 8GB, i think). > > > > > >Stefan > > > >PS: you don't have to make a separate partition for swap; see the > >handbook and/or other docs about how partitions/slices/labels are > >organized. Or just let the FreeBSD do the default in the > >installation process - see the "a - Auto default for all" option > >during disk partitioning. > > > > > > > > >From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> > > > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > >CC: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com> > > > >Subject: RE: Notebook > > > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:19:06 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >When you installed BSD did you choose to install the boot loader? > > > > > Yes i installed it, but when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD > > > > > it doesn't work. > > > > > and when i press F1 it's work and it take me to windows > > > > > > > >How big is your harddisk ? Where the FreeBSD's partition starts ? > > > >How may partitions did you make, what type and size ? > > > >Got any error message ?! > > > >[add any other useful info here] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi,, I have a Laptop it's Solo 9300. and my question is: > > > > > when i install > > > > > >>the FreeBSD OS i can't boot it, why ? (Note: There is the > > > > > word was writing > > > > > >>on the laptop and the word is. Designed For Microsoft Windows98) > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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