Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 08:35:16 +0930 From: "Alex" <lex@adelaide.on.net> To: "Schroeder, Aaron" <Aaron.Schroeder@qg.com>, <alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ? Message-ID: <003d01c201e5$23b99a60$0100000a@yummy> References: <1F095B0753FCD411857700010333058A04EEC8C6@waexch1.qgraph.com>
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mmm...well thats what I have done put the swap as the a partition. Time to reinstall ;) Thanks - aW ----- Original Message ----- From: Schroeder, Aaron <Aaron.Schroeder@qg.com> To: 'Alex' <lex@adelaide.on.net>; <alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:35 PM Subject: RE: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ? > I did that move once, the alpha didn't like the / partition except in the > "a" partition. > > I thought I could be cool and stick swap in front of / once, with not so > good results. > > Maybe a re-install is in order. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex [mailto:lex@adelaide.on.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:48 AM > To: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ? > > > Howdy crew, > > I have just installed a fresh copy of FreeBSD 4.5 Release-Mini-Alpha > on my Alpha pws 500au. > > I have two disks on the pws. > > 1. dkc0 > 2. dkc100 > > I have Tru64 5.1a installed on the 1st HD (dkc0). I can boot from this > device > from the SRM and Tru64 loads fine. > > I have installed FreeBSD on disk 2 (dkc100). All *seemed* to install fine. > However, when I do a: > > >>> boot dkc100 > > from the SRM I get this error: > > ........ > Loading /boot/loader > Can't open file /boot/loader > > halted CPU 0 > > >>> > > When I come to think of it, in the install process I was never asked about a > boot loader. > Is this normal ? > Does something manually have to be done to get it to boot ? > Is the install process meant to load a boot loader ? > > Need the help boys ;-( > > Thanks > > - Alex > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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