Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 00:33:58 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: mike@NetworX.ie Cc: FreeBSD Support <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MBR not working Message-ID: <3212A8B6.4A9E@ime.net> References: <ECS9608141641A@NetworX.ie>
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Michael Ryan wrote: > > Hi all, > > I installed FreeBSD 2.1R onto a Dell Pentium by first copying > the Walnut Creek CD-ROM stuff into c:\freebsd and doing the > installation from the DOS partition. Everything went very > smoothly and the system is up and running just fine. > > During installation, I chose to install the standard boot > manager (the default choice). > > Now, when I reset the machine and get the two choices > F1 DOS > F2 BSD > hitting F2 doesn't work. I just get the prompt again. > If I select F1, it works fine. > > I installed osbs135 off the CD to see if it would work, > but it doesn't either. When I select BSD as the boot > partition, it says "No operating system". > > I went through the initial part of the installation procedure > again, not changing the partition layout or anything, but > selecting the standard boot manager again, in the hope it would > stamp the MBR with good info, but it didn't. > I must boot from the floppy each time. > > Does anybody know how to get FreeBSD booting off the hard disk > via a boot manager? > > Thanks, > Mike > <mike@NetworX.ie> > --- IDE drive and the root slice (partition) is above cylinder 1024?? -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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