Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:33:39 +0300 From: "Zaid Dashti" <zaid500@hotmail.com> To: arnaiz@encomix.es Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Notebook Message-ID: <LAW-F80EaJswFCHOzyf00001659@hotmail.com>
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i installed a linux slackware and i installed it with the lilo boot but when i started my notebook there is no lilo boot. then i set the active partition is a linux partition and the linux wasn't boot, then i removed the linux and i installed the freebsd and i see the same problem, but in freebsd boot manager i saw the boot manager but i can't boot the freebsd and i don't know why? thanks >From: Jesús Arnáiz <arnaiz@encomix.es> >To: "FreeBSD" <questions@freebsd.org>, "Zaid Dashti" <zaid500@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: Notebook >Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:26:49 +0100 > >Hi! > >I have the same problem in my computer (20Gb. HD), but I think this is a >limitation of the boot >loader of FreeBSD. > >I mean, as far as I'm concerned you can put linux in this slave and lilo to >boot it. From my point >of view, if this work to linux this should work to FreeBSD (I think you can >even boot freeBSD from >lilo), but I try to do it and I fail (I don't have lot of time to try it). > >Any help is welcomed. > >Regards! > >-- >Jesús Arnáiz >Departamento de Sistemas - ARCOMEDIA.COM > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Zaid Dashti" <zaid500@hotmail.com> >To: <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> >Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:26 AM >Subject: RE: Notebook > > > > You mean i should remove the 3GB of freebsd and i install it again with >8GB > > ? > > > > thank's and i'm sorry for disturbing you. > > > > > > >From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> > > >To: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com> > > >CC: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > >Subject: RE: Notebook > > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:50:48 +0200 > > > > > >[please keep the cc to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, so that > > >others can see all the messages] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no error messages, and my HDD is 18 GB. I maked a > > > > partition for > > > > FreeBSD it's 3GB. 270MB swap partition and other for freebsd > > > > partition. but > > > > when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD it doesn't work only F1 > > > > for Windows. > > > > > > > > > >assuming that you used the last 3GB for FreeBSD, that means that > > >you are over the 1024cyl limit. I think that current version of > > >bootloader cannot boot over the 1024 cylinder (this going to > > >change in 5.0 ?!). This is a common problem for all OSes - a > > >limitation of the BIOS. > > > > > >The solution is to make the root partition under the 1024 limit > > >(in the first 8GB, i think). > > > > > > > > >Stefan > > > > > >PS: you don't have to make a separate partition for swap; see the > > >handbook and/or other docs about how partitions/slices/labels are > > >organized. Or just let the FreeBSD do the default in the > > >installation process - see the "a - Auto default for all" option > > >during disk partitioning. > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro> > > > > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > > >CC: 'Zaid Dashti' <zaid500@hotmail.com> > > > > >Subject: RE: Notebook > > > > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:19:06 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >When you installed BSD did you choose to install the boot >loader? > > > > > > Yes i installed it, but when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD > > > > > > it doesn't work. > > > > > > and when i press F1 it's work and it take me to windows > > > > > > > > > >How big is your harddisk ? Where the FreeBSD's partition starts ? > > > > >How may partitions did you make, what type and size ? > > > > >Got any error message ?! > > > > >[add any other useful info here] > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi,, I have a Laptop it's Solo 9300. and my question is: > > > > > > when i install > > > > > > >>the FreeBSD OS i can't boot it, why ? (Note: There is the > > > > > > word was writing > > > > > > >>on the laptop and the word is. Designed For Microsoft >Windows98) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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