From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 23 12:36:38 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B807416A41F for ; Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:36:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: from lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (mail.bathnetworks.com [84.92.24.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5A9E43D45 for ; Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:36:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@bathnetworks.com) Received: (qmail 28593 invoked by uid 510); 23 Jul 2005 12:38:44 +0000 Received: from 84.92.24.252 by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk (envelope-from , uid 508) with qmail-scanner-1.24-st-qms (clamdscan: 0.86.1/957. spamassassin: 3.0.2. perlscan: 1.24-st-qms. Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.0/5.0):. Processed in 2.412703 secs); 23 Jul 2005 12:38:44 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0 X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN-Mail-From: bsd@bathnetworks.com via lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk X-Antivirus-MYDOMAIN: 1.24-st-qms (Clear:RC:0(84.92.24.252):SA:0(-2.0/5.0):. Processed in 2.412703 secs Process 28586) Received: from mail.bathnetworks.com (HELO ?84.92.24.252?) (bsd@bathnetworks.com@84.92.24.252) by lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk with SMTP; 23 Jul 2005 12:38:42 +0000 From: Robert Slade To: user local In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1122122321.26643.3.camel@lmail.bathnetworks.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:38:41 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: what's next? (error after BTX started) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:36:38 -0000 On Sat, 2005-07-23 at 12:05, user local wrote: > This computer I'm writing from is a Compaq Evo D310m/845 r BU ALL > I found enthusiastic articles about FreeBSD, so I decide to download the > stuff (FreeBSD5.4RELEASEi386) and I start to load it. Snip > But seriously, I noticed that something strange is happening w/ booting even > Micro$ on theese boxes, as well on some compaq laptops: the only floppy I > manage to boot from was a Partition Image one, and when I installed an Open > on a laptop, I discover a hidden partition at the begining of the hard disc. > Several Live CDs and other booting CDs stuff, an W2k including, also failed. > I have 20 boxes like this, and that's happend not only on a specific one, so > it can not be a CD drive problem. > > Help me, please! just once! > Bundy, Al, esq. The hidden partition is most likely the Compaq utilities. You should be using these to setup the machine for installing an OS. On my Compaq Prolient they are called at boot time by pressing F10. Rob