Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 +0000 From: David Larkin <david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip] Message-ID: <20080125224807.233a2a14@sparrow>
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Hi Guys, I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC. I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old one. I will have only one disk in the PC. I am looking to build using boot floppies and FTP. There is no CD drive on the PC. When I turn the PC on the BIOS hangs with the message Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip] However, by holding down F4, I was able to boot using the floppies boot.flp , kern1.flp , kern2.flp & kern3.flp This detected disk and I selected standard configuration, and the FTP installation all went to plan. I got message saying installation was successful and I added users and set root password. However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip] and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk. How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ? I read something about using DOS fdisk , but I haven't got DOS floppies. Can I format disk using boot or fixit floppies ? Thanks
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