Date: Tue, 4 Mar 1997 18:14:55 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Terry Eck <eck@dseg.ti.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Read Error on booting Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970304181412.22528K-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.95.970301215311.18448C-100000@sc10.dseg.ti.com>
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On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Terry Eck wrote: > I just finished installing FreeBSD and when rebooting I get and error > "Read Error" and the computer halts. When installing I had to configure > the kernel for an aha1542 base address of 0x130. When I finished > installing does the kernel located on the / partition contain the > correct configuration? Yes. Try resetting your boot blocks by running 'fdisk /mbr' from a DOS boot floppy. Someone reported that this will get the system to come around. > I have / located on the 4th partition of my 1st ide drive and the rest > of the file system is located on the 2nd partition of my scsi drive. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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