Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:24:26 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> Cc: Brian Sheppard <bsheppard@webstream.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation Message-ID: <39A44F1A.C4088DDF@urx.com> References: <000b01c00d57$f20b0c20$6287003e@laptop>
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Amir Hardon wrote: > > I created the floppies once with fdimage and once with dd(From slackware), > I do insert the kern.flp floppy first. > I can't set all the devices in the boot sequence to be the floppy(I'm using > Award BIOS), I don't get any error message, the computer loads the next > device in the boot sequence, I tried bootiing with this floppy on 2 > computers, it didn't work on both. I don't have any idea. I used my copy of the 4.1-iso on a W2k Server to create both floppies, walked into the other room and stuck kern.flp into the floppy and had the system restart. The new floppies booted just fine. If your copy of the iso was messed up, I can't imagine fdimage working from it to create the floppies. I've never seen anything like that die silently. Kent > -----Original Message----- > From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> > To: Brian Sheppard <bsheppard@webstream.net> > Cc: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> > Date: יום חמישי 24 אוגוסט 2000 00:03 > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > > > > > >Brian Sheppard wrote: > >> > >> 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 > > > >I also wonder if the floppies were created with fdimage. When you use > >the files on the CDROM and windows to create the FreeBSD boot > >floppies, you can cd \floppies and then create the floppies using > >"..\tools\fdimage kern.flp a:" and similarly for mfsroot.flp. > > > >Kent > > > >> > >> 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: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 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 > > > >-- > >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 -- 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
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