Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 22:31:01 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De> To: robh@imdb.com (Rob Hartill) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'no operating system' after 2.2 install on P6 Message-ID: <199704052031.WAA01052@helbig.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970405145340.3179B-100000@localhost> from Rob Hartill at "Apr 5, 97 03:00:36 pm"
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Hi, > I'm trying to help someone install 2.2 onto some remote (from me) > machines and he's hit this problem... after doing a minimal install on new > hardware (4 separate P6s) the machines fail to boot from the harddisk > and report the 'no operating system' error. > > Botting from the floppy and then issuing sd(0,a)/kernel brings the > machines up but they won't boot for that disk. > Seems the boot blocks were not written to the drive. Use fdisk(8) or/and have a look at the handbook 19.2 Wolfgang
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