Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:27:26 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> To: nadkins@ikonic.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot mgr isn't working Message-ID: <33FAAA6E.565B@barcode.co.il> References: <33F9C7CC.61B6@ikonic.com>
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Adkins, Nathaniel wrote: > > I've got a 486DX/66 with 32MB of Ram. Internal IDE and SCSI, and > external SCSI drives. The machine is quad-boot > Win95/Redhat/Slackware/FreeBSD. FreeBSD is on a Quantum 1080S. It has > been giving me grief since day one! The installer isn't happy with the > hard drive, especially the size so it gives it a geometry of > 132/63/255. Now, the only real problem is that when I boot, I have to > type 2:sd(1,a)kernel or it boots 2:sd(2,a)kernel and crashes. > > I'd like to make that not happen anymore. I've tried reinstalling. > I've tried giving other parameters for the geometry. I've really tried > resetting the bootable partition with the installer. I'm tired now. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. You didn't specify what version you use, but recent versions allow you to put the default boot options in the file /boot.config Nadav
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