From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 26 02:41:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id CAA26368 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 26 Aug 1997 02:41:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from max.roskildebc.dk (max.roskildebc.dk [194.182.101.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id CAA26324 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 1997 02:41:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by max.roskildebc.dk (5.61/9.8) with UUCP id AA14527; Tue, 26 Aug 97 11:41:01 +0200 Received: by swimsuit.roskildebc.dk (0.99.970109) id AA00987; 26 Aug 97 05:44:23 +0100 From: leifn@roskildebc.dk (Leif Neland) Date: 25 Aug 97 23:37:25 +0100 Subject: FreeBSD on AHA1505 not bootable? Message-Id: <9c8_9708260544@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk> Organization: Fidonet: New number, ISDN: 46162211 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I have two ide-drives, and a SCSI on an AHA1505 (without bios) The installation floppy can install on the SCSI, but after much trial and error, I finally got the bootmanager installed. It says: F1 os2 (actually os/2 bootmanager, only sees dos, os2 deleted) F3 dos F5 2. disk When I try F5, I only get "NO ROM BASIC, SYSTEM HALTED!" It probably tries to boot the 2. ide-drive. I guess the bootmanager can't access the AHA1505 without a driver, because the AHA doesn't have a bios. So what now? Should I put a root on the 2. ide (I have an empty partition) If I would move the SCSI to another machine to run unix solely, could I boot from a floppy? Leif Neland Internet: leifn@roskildebc.dk --- |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 |Internet: leifn@swimsuit.roskildebc.dk