From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 19 12:26:57 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dax.belen.k12.nm.us (dax.belen.k12.nm.us [206.206.121.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6C0C11A3B for ; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 12:26:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Received: from localhost (wildcard@localhost) by dax.belen.k12.nm.us (8.9.2/8.8.7) with SMTP id NAA19414; Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:29:11 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:29:11 -0700 (MST) From: wildcardus freakis To: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp In-Reply-To: <02d601be5c43$6c2c4f40$236319ac@w142844.carlson.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Ok...listen very carefully...I have nothing on the HDD, it is blank... I have two disks...one, kern.flp and two, mfsroot.flp... I put kern.flp in the drive and booted to a point that says: >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel boot: Now...when I type /boot/loader I get this error: Disk Error 0x10 (lba=0x90) Invalid Format I made each boot disk like I always have since FreeBSD 2.2.2 came out. dd if=kern.flp of=/dev/fd0 dd if=mfsroot.flp of=/dev/fd0 I don't know what you are refering to when you say I can type help, lsdev,ls, or trying to set the devices with set ...each command brings back the expected "No i.e. boot: lsdev No lsdev On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > 3.1 boot floppies (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) don't prompt you the way the > old boot disks did. > > At the boot, you can type: "help" and get a list of commands. "lsdev" will > list the devices (disks). "ls" will list the contents of the current device > (disk). "set currdev=disk0s1a" will set the current drive, then list (use > ls) the contents of the first slice on the first IDE disk (or SCSI assuming > there is not a mix of SCSI and IDE, then life become hell). Try switching > currdev to different drives or slices until you find it. If you have to > switch disks (you shouldn't, you have only one disk, right?) then you will > need to: "set root_disk_unit = disk#". After you see the kernel file in the > device list, you should type: "boot". > > You might also try "set boot_userconfig" first (before you boot) to set up > your kernel configuration again, as the changes you made during your install > will be gone. > > Judging from the problems you just mentioned, I suspect you did not put root > as your "a" slice. Correct? You really should, as it make life much > easier. I am sorry but what are you refering to I haven't had the chance to SET ANYTHING.... > > If none of this works, I suspect that you somehow messed up your > installation. Yeah...I suppose so If I had gotten the chance to install anything..........really. > > Tom Veldhouse > veldy@visi.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wildcardus freakis > To: Thomas T. Veldhouse > Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:45 PM > Subject: Re: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp > > > > > >I am using 3.1 floppies. > >I tried /boot/loader and got the error i mentioned. > >Disk error 0x10 (lba=0x90) > >Invalid format > > > >I had no problems with the old 2.2.x branch > >3.x is giving me a little bit a problem... > > > >Thanks > >Sasha > > > >> It would have been easiest to use the standard mbr, since you are only > going > >> to have freebsd on the disk. What version of floppy disk are you trying > to > >> boot with, 2.2.8? Try the 3.0 boot.flp. I wasn't able to do it with the > >> 2.2.x floppies. The boot blocks weren't recognized by the boot disk, but > >> aparently the 3.0 boot disk will use them if you pass /boot/loader to it. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: wildcardus freakis > >> To: Thomas T. Veldhouse > >> Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:25 PM > >> Subject: Re: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp > >> > >> > >> > > >> >On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > >> > > >> >> Oh, try: > >> >> > >> >> 0:wd(0,a)/boot/loader > >> >> > >> >> Tom Veldhouse > >> >> veldy@visi.com > >> > > >> > ah...no...I am trying to boot from the disk hence the 0:fd(0,a) > >> > but I get a new error: > >> > > >> > Disk error 0x10 (lba=0x90) > >> > Invalid format > >> > > >> >any other ideas? > >> > > >> >Thanks > >> >Sasha > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: wildcardus freakis > >> >> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >> >> Date: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:08 PM > >> >> Subject: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >Sorry haven't gotten ANY messages from Freebsd-questions which is > >> >> >wierd...cause usually I'm flooded...So I'm reposting. > >> >> > > >> >> >tried someones idea of typing "boot" but to no help... > >> >> > > >> >> >I have a clean 2.1G drive and it's a p-133 it doesn't have duel > >> partitions > >> >> >or anything...I want to dangerously dedicate this machine to FreeBSD. > >> >> > > >> >> >The prompt is: > >> >> >>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > >> >> >Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel > >> >> >boot: > >> >> > > >> >> >As I stated below I have tried /kernel, /kernel.gz, /mfsroot, > >> /mfsroot.gz, > >> >> >and now I have tried boot, show, and ? > >> >> >all I get is: > >> >> >No kernel > >> >> >No mfsroot > >> >> >No Show > >> >> >No Boot > >> >> >or Invalid format > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Thanks > >> >> >SAsha > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Cool...I dl'd the 3.1-RELEASE floppies and am now sitting in front > >> >> >> of a boot prompt...I read the README.TXT with the floppies and it > says > >> >> >> nothing about booting options/variables/etc.... > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I tried the usual method 0:fd(0,a)/kernel > >> >> >> /kernel.gz > >> >> >> /mfsroot > >> >> >> /mfsroot.gz > >> >> >> > >> >> >> so...(for lack of better formulation of a question) What do I type > >> next? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks > >> >> >> Sasha > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > >> >> >> GCM/CS/CC/GO d--- s: a--- C+++(++++) ULB+++(++++) P+ L++(+++) E--- > >> W+(++) > >> >> N+ O > >> >> >> K---- W---- O M-- V PS! 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