Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:57:59 -0500 From: clatter <clatter@crosswinds.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: I hope nobody blows a gasket, but... Message-ID: <383227C7.FC12FC48@crosswinds.net>
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I have a technical question in regards to installing FreeBSD. Right now, i am suffering in this stultified Windows environment and need help. I've managed to figure out and successfully set up just about everything with FreeBSD except for one, glaring aspect. I cannot install the boot manager to my first hard drive, nor can i access the boot sector using the FreeBSD set up program. The truth is, i have installed FreeBSD on my second hard drive. Well, i've thus far had to reinstall at least 15 or more times in the past 3 days because i cannot get FreeBSD to boot up. I've tried editing the BIOS to boot from my D: drive (my second drive where FreeBSD is located), but it didn't work (and that makes life harder for other people using the computer who don't want to use FreeBSD anyway). I've tried numerous ways, inside the fdisk/partitioning part of the setup utility to do this as well. The main problem is, that the boot manager is ineffectual. It does nothing. I am not able to INSTALL the system on my second drive, then go back, change the selected drive to my first one, and INSTALL the boot manager into the boot sector of my first hard drive (where windows, etc. is located). This is driving me insane and i sincerely hope that some kind soul out there can help me, and that i will not be abused for asking this question. The documentation i have read on the matter (in "The Complete FreeBSD 3" book and in the Website's numerous sections) haven't helped me one iota. Every one of their suggestions could not be implemented. So anyway, i'll shutup now, but the long and the short of it is: Can i go back and install the boot manager into the boot sector of my first hard drive, (drive C:), after installing FreeBSD on my second physical drive, (drive D:). And, fyi, the C: drive is the primary master and the D: drive is the primary slave. I thank anyone who can help me in this matter. will To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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