From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 23 19:06:34 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D73516A418 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:06:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from homeinbed@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.168]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DC4B13C4A3 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:06:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from homeinbed@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id o4so16313uge for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:06:31 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Q8lZ2aERGtPCwHIEnIMUEQl5ssthLhLzULfeHINZjfTJ5YqHCqZaU3JgRCN2ULPjwRMr/UgGqJOkTamDX3sv94PG4ack59HnIUXXdzjWY9dl40A8x+pMnqfXm2z1RwoICziRRHAPPBoyUBzyvSsmqRKJw8aGmQGa7IJnFeu4VUA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=I2AQ9lOD6s/LYfeaAIeK1sI1WZ0LAz7g6rcTjDOCLKVfSX17zglEaG8UrIkVCkn34CHbJO5YwVOKVaeo9BTjBGN3+w1dP0qxRGhRcEmUgUdleN/VNGEF04jI3COras9bdSd0woExaz35dRGMKEHfcSNzcoNdvc4Le6S/+NcSvrs= Received: by 10.78.157.19 with SMTP id f19mr844985hue.1185217591601; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:06:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.118.13 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:06:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <416f456e0707231206s33eeebe2mac610a740cca7324@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:06:31 +0100 From: "John Clement" To: "Derek Ragona" In-Reply-To: <416f456e0707191603x51d75736r2fcec961bd44a8c5@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <416f456e0707190131y3e0ca1b9xf636ca7b7334551b@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070719092800.02503538@mail.computinginnovations.com> <416f456e0707191603x51d75736r2fcec961bd44a8c5@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no /boot/loader - after installation 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: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:06:34 -0000 So I got a copy of boot-only 6.2 onto cd and went back into the bios and changed a few options: LBA mode: off Multi-sector transfers: auto Fast PIO: auto 32 bit transfer mode: on Ultra DMA: auto then ran the 6.2 install using dangerously dedicated which went fine and then on reboot now it comes up with Not ufs no /boot/loader so a slightly different message now, but still no go.... anyone? - jc On 20/07/07, John Clement wrote: > > The burner's been playing up recently so I've just been using the copy of > 6.1 I've got. Maybe I'll get a copy of 6.2 burnt at work to try after the > weekend. > > The locked MBR hadn't occured to me, but having checked, unfortunately it > wasn't that. So back to the drawing board. If anyone's got any other idea, > I'de love to hear them! > > cheers -jc > > On 19/07/07, Derek Ragona wrote: > > > > At 03:31 AM 7/19/2007, John Clement wrote: > > > > I'm installing 6.1 on an HP Vectra VL420, I've been in the BIOS to set > > the > > C/H/S as per what the install reports (I've tried an 80GB Seagate and a > > 250GB WD), the install all seems to go fine. I've tried the FreeBSD > > boot > > manager, a standard MBR and even setting the disk as dedicated, but > > regardless I end up with the same 'no /boot/loader' when it reboots. > > > > I suspect (and hope) I'm making a simple mistake, I just haven't seen > > this > > happen before. > > > > Thanks in advance!! > > > > > > First you should try 6.2 which is the latest release. > > > > Check your BIOS that you are allowing to write to the boot area. Many > > BIOS have a setting to not allow this to prevent a virus writing to the boot > > area. > > > > -Derek > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by *MailScanner* , and > > is > > believed to be clean. > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for > > their support. > > >