Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:13:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: NetSonic <adam@netsonic.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI Drive Cant Find Kernel on boot up without intervention Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971002231315.26112e-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970930211324.01459134@207.250.84.2>
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On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, NetSonic wrote: > WE recently installed Free BSD on a Pentium Pro 200, 128 Mb RAM, 4.3Gb WD > SCSI and a 4.3gb WD IDE Drive. During the Bootup Process, I get the > following error: > > BOOT: > dosdev= 80, biosdrive = 0, unit=0, maj=0 > empty partition > Cant Find /Kernel > > Then it loops trying to find it giving the same error message. > > If I enter this > > Boot: 1:sd(0,a)kernel > > it jumps right into the system as a normal bootup woudl and runs fine. > > Any clues as to what I may have done in the install process to cause this? You have an IDE and SCSI controller in the same box. This can confuse the boot blocks. Try putting ``1:sd(0,a)/kernel'' in /boot.config. 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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