Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 21:29:00 -0400 From: "jason" <jasonc@concentric.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Missing Operating System Message-ID: <000d01c13f18$213b8b80$89941bd8@speakeasy.net>
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4 times in a row now I have had the same trouble. I have a old Pentium 100 box with 500MB SCSI drive which is not upgradeable because due to BIOS issues. I had a minimal BSD install and Sendmail running before but somehow screwed up Sendmail to the point it would not run anymore. I was trying to find a way to make sendmail relay for certain individuals who have accounts without having using their own email programs. Because things were so bad I decided to start over from scratch but am unable to boot the OS. Here is what I am doing: 1-Booted on Floppy created with latest flp files on the freebsd ftp site. 2-Selected auto for the partitioning and file system creation. 3-Selected minimal for install type. 4-Selected ftp.freebsd.org as install media source. 5-Selected Commit. It takes hours to download and install over my 144k IDSL line and when completed it asks if I want to view any post install options. I say no and exit the installer. It reboots and after the memory check it states "Missing Operating System" and freezes. I have done this 3 times now and have had the same result. The version it is trying to install is 4.3-Release (at least that's what it tells me. any ideas? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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