Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 02:19:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: DoGmAx <sjsan@bga.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error: Missing Operating System Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980623021822.15375m-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.96.980622132150.5275A-100000@zoom.bga.com>
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On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, DoGmAx wrote: > Hey All, > > I have this PC that I trying to install FreeBSD on. It is a 486/100Mhz, > 16 meg. Mr. BIOS OPT82C499 9/94. > > The installation went ok. Booted off the boot disk and installed it. > When I reboot the PC to start up the OS I get an error message that says: > Missing Operating System. > > I know this a forum for FreeBSD but has anyone ran into this problem? Yes, it's a sysinstall thing. Use DOS FDISK to reset the active partition bit to the OS you'd like to boot, probably the one on your primary disk. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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