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Date:      Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:26:00 -0600 
From:      "TAZ Gravel, Emmanuel" <EGravel@taz.telusa.com>
To:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Booting new install
Message-ID:  <6BFFC6F3FB6AD211A9D800A0C99B3E6F01158093@TEAPHX0031>

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I recently installed 3.3 on a machine that had 2.2.7 at some time.
At that time it booted FreeBSD from secondary master. I now
have two HD's in the system, a 2GB and a 1.2 GB, both on the
primary, and a CD on secondary master. BIOS is set to boot first
from CD, then the primary master. Installed from bootable CD.

For some reason, I get these messages from the boot loader:

Invalid partition
Invalid partition
No /boot/loader

>>FreeBSD...
Default: 1:wd(1,a)/kernel

Of course, it works when I chose 0:wd(0,a)/kernel which is also
what I have in the /boot.config file which seems to be disregarded
entirely (since it doesn't seem to be looking for the right partition
anyway).  My first guess would be it has something to do with
my still having the CD as being the "primary" boot drive on the
system. I tried everything else I could think of including doing
an fdisk /mbr and making the drive bootable again. Haven't found
anything about this in the questions or docs (my search criteria
might not have been precise enough though) but what I searched
for either gave results which didn't correspond, or gave no results
at all.

Thanks,

Emmanuel

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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I recently installed 3.3 on a machine that had 2.2.7 at some time.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">At that time it booted FreeBSD from secondary master. I now</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">have two HD's in the system, a 2GB and a 1.2 GB, both on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">primary, and a CD on secondary master. BIOS is set to boot first</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">from CD, then the primary master. Installed from bootable CD.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">For some reason, I get these messages from the boot loader:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Invalid partition</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Invalid partition</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">No /boot/loader</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">&gt;&gt;FreeBSD...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Default: 1:wd(1,a)/kernel</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Of course, it works when I chose 0:wd(0,a)/kernel which is also</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">what I have in the /boot.config file which seems to be disregarded</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">entirely (since it doesn't seem to be looking for the right partition</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">anyway).&nbsp; My first guess would be it has something to do with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">my still having the CD as being the &quot;primary&quot; boot drive on the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">system. I tried everything else I could think of including doing</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">an fdisk /mbr and making the drive bootable again. Haven't found</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">anything about this in the questions or docs (my search criteria</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">might not have been precise enough though) but what I searched</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">for either gave results which didn't correspond, or gave no results</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">at all.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Emmanuel</FONT>
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