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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


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