Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 01:37:01 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: easyboot far into disk Message-ID: <199911050937.BAA00502@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Nov 1999 22:48:56 PST." <E11jdBA-0003Vg-00@rip.psg.com>
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> >>> - Boot the install floppy. > >> i presume you mean the kern.flp floppy. > >>> When the little spinning widget appears > >>> and stops, hit the spacebar. At the 'boot:" prompt, type > >>> wd(0,a)/boot/loader > >> Disk error 0x1 (lba=0x1388b3c) > >> Disk error 0x1 (lba=0x1388b3c) > >> No /boot/loader > >> should i not be telling it that it's the second slice in some way? > > Nope, you're probably SOL. It looks like your BIOS isn't going to let > > you go past 8GB. > > i did flash a new bios, and it did install up there at 10-13g. it just > won't boot. *sigh* The fact that you were able to install there means nothing. The installation process is not subject to your BIOS' limitations. It looks like you can't boot from beyond the 8GB mark. Period. Rearrange your disk and get on with the fun bits. 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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