From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 25 18:19:41 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.49]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30DDB37B4EC for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:19:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phase3@worldnet.att.net) Received: from sisyphus2 ([12.72.232.10]) by mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with SMTP id <20010226021935.VAXF26092.mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net@sisyphus2>; Mon, 26 Feb 2001 02:19:35 +0000 Message-ID: <00e601c09f9a$ac210900$40a0480c@sisyphus2> Reply-To: "3phase" From: "3phase" To: , References: <20010225083640.53625274C@sitemail.everyone.net> Subject: Re: Boot Manager PLEASE HELP!! Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:19:15 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG ----- Original Message ----- From: "UNIX Freak" To: Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: Boot Manager PLEASE HELP!! > PLEASE HELP > I installed FreeBSD on my laptop computer but I traded it in > for a new Compaq Presario computer with a 1GHz AMD > (Athlon I believe) processor in it. > I have experienced this problem on a DELL computer as well. > FreeBSD installs well and fully with no probelms but when I > restart my computer and the Boot Manager (that thing that does: > > DOS F1 > FreeBSD F3 > > Default: F1 > > ) at least I guess thats the boot manager. > But any way when I press the F3 key it doesn't load BSD it just > sits there and acts stupid until I press F1 to load DOS in the > system BIOS setup I have the OTHER hard drive configuration > that says its for UNIX etc. and even reinstalled with those > settings but I can't get it to run FreeBSD I am using a Microsoft > Natural keyboard but some tech guy said that that shouldn't > matter "It's just like any other keyboard but its split alittle" Your Presario may be expecting the Compaq keyboard. Compaq makes nice keyboards but they are a little different. Check out alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq or www.compaq.com for more information about changing your keyboard. It is a frequently asked question. Unfortunately, no one has put together a FAQ and very few posters use FreeBSD or Linux. Many of them are still trying to figure out how to use their Win98 Restore disks. FWIW I have a Microsoft Internet Pro keyboard on my Compaq. It works flawlessly with Win98 and FreeBSD. I probably shouldn't but I use the Microsoft Natural keyboard template for X, too, and it works fine. I have not yet gotten around to enabling all the nifty buttons for FreeBSD but the keyboard itself is a gem - except for the F-Keys being on the wrong side of the keyboard. > And it should be mapped because the F1 button works to > get to DOS(Windows) > PLEASE HELP ME > I'll wright back to replies with as much info as you need to > help me. THANKS > John Your BIOS may only boot < 1024 cylinders on the drive. Where, physically, did you install FreeBSD? -3p To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message