Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:36:28 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: "Crist J . Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Joesh Juphland <part_lion@hotmail.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install and boot on secondary master possible ? seems not... Message-ID: <20011210113628.E757@straylight.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20011208010101.Y8975@blossom.cjclark.org>; from cjc@FreeBSD.ORG on Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:01:01AM -0800 References: <F88BFvLZCiQNOsA8DCk0001dcd4@hotmail.com> <20011208010101.Y8975@blossom.cjclark.org>
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On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 01:01:01AM -0800, Crist J . Clark wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 07:23:07PM -0700, Joesh Juphland wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a machine whose primary IDE controller is blown. Only the secondary > > works. So, I connected my single IDe drive as the secondary master, and > > proceeded to install FreeBSD. > > > > The install went flawlessly. I installed with the FreeBSD boot manager(the > > first choice on that screen of three boot loader choices) > > > > When I boot, I see the F1 .. Default menu. If I wait, or if I hit enter, I > > am told: > > > > Read error > > > > I reinstalled, and this time didn't use the freeBSD boot manager. Just the > > normal loader. This time, after POST, it goes directly to "read error". > > > > So, what can I do to this disk to make it possible for the machine to boot > > off what I have installed on the secondary master ? I used the fixit disk > > to mount the drive and tried to edit things in /boot, but I cannot figure > > out exactly what to change. > > This is most likely a problem with your BIOS. It doesn't matter what > disk lables and boot blocks you put on your drive on the secondary > controller if the BIOS never attempts to boot it. Go into the BIOS > settings and see if there is a way to try to boot off of that > drive. If that fails, make up a boot floppy. I would assume that the 'F1 .. Default' menu that Joesh is referring to is the BootEasy menu. That would mean that the BIOS does actually get as far as read and pass control to the MBR boot loader. G'luck, Peter -- I am the meaning of this sentence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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