Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 17:58:14 -0400 From: "Brian Sheppard" <bsheppard@webstream.net> To: "Amir Hardon" <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>, <kstewart@urx.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation Message-ID: <039001c00d4d$3dca12b0$2d904d3f@wk33> References: <000401c00d55$0f2d9280$1e81003e@laptop>
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When booting from the FreeBSD floppy, does the floppy drive read the disk but reject it? What error does it show? System failure, not a valid system disk, etc. No prompt or message at all? In the BIOS, do boot up floppy seek and make the first, second and third devices all the floppy drive. Also, the kern.flp is first. Then it asks for mfs one Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amir Hardon" <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> To: <kstewart@urx.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:53 PM Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > Well, in the BIOS boot sequence the floppy is first, > I tried replacing the FreeBSD floppy wth Windows98 floppy and the 98 floppy > booted. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> > To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: יום רביעי 23 אוגוסט 2000 23:47 > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > > > > > > >Amir Hardon wrote: > >> > >> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the current > >> installed system. > >> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies > directory > >> on the CD, > >> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary mode. > > > >It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried making > >the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my system > >just fine. > > > >Kent > > > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> > >> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> > >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > >> Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:33 > >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >> > >> >* Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> [000823 14:18] wrote: > >> >> Hello all, > >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it. > >> >> I can't boot from the CD, > >> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't boot. > >> >> What should I do? > >> > > >> >What kernel boot floppy? Where did you get it from? Are you > >> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode? What size is it and what > >> >is it's name? > >> > > >> >-Alfred > >> > > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > >-- > >Kent Stewart > >Richland, WA > > > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > > > > > 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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