Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 17:36:21 -0500 From: "Matthew Soffen" <matt@soffen.com> To: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New problem.. It will not boot from HD... Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980204173621.00a0c9c0@soffen.com> In-Reply-To: <19980202234543.35758@emu.sourcee.com> References: <3.0.5.32.19980202224724.01135d10@soffen.com> <3.0.5.32.19980131115312.03452100@soffen.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980202112210.11259K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> <3.0.5.32.19980202224724.01135d10@soffen.com>
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At 11:45 PM 2/2/98 -0500, Norman C Rice wrote:
>On Mon, Feb 02, 1998 at 10:47:24PM -0500, Matthew Soffen wrote:
>> At 11:23 AM 2/2/98 -0800, you wrote:
>> >On Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Matthew Soffen wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ok. I finally got FreeBSD to install via anon. ftp.
>> >>
>> >> I have FreeBSD fully installed on the system. But if I try to
>> >> reboot the system, it gives me "read error".
>> >
>> >Check the current active partition with FDISK.
>> >
>> >If you intend on dual-booting this, if they're on the same disk, you can
>> >use the NT botloader (instructions in the FAQ) otherwise use booteasy.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> The device /dev/rwd0 is not there... The 2nd drive is but not the
>> 1st. Is there anyway to recreate the device without having to reinstall ?
>>
>>
>> Matt Soffen
>> ==============================================
>> Boss - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
>> Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
>> Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
>> never mind."
>> - Dilbert -
>> ==============================================
>
># cd /dev
># ./MAKEDEV wd0
>
Thanks. I finally determined the problem had something to do
with "Dangerously Dedicated". As soon as I went to a
non-dedicated disk and re-installed (for the *sigh* 4th time) and
it was able to install without any problems.
This is a suggestion for the FAQ/Install manual people:
Put the not to the problem with some award bios' into the
install document. And you may just reccomend the non-dangerous
install since it is only a few cylinders anyways.
Again, thanks for all the help with this !
Matt Soffen
==============================================
Boss - "My boss says we need some eunuch programmers."
Dilbert - "I think he means UNIX and I already know UNIX."
Boss - "Well, if the company nurse comes by, tell her I said
never mind."
- Dilbert -
==============================================
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