Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:51:06 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Bill Hilburn <billh@binary.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pre 2.1.5 Installation question Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961126164951.2892K-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3298EABD.4E1C@binary.net>
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On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, Bill Hilburn wrote: > I have a brand new computer to install FreeBSD 2.1.5 onto and I am > slightly confused. > > Gateway P-5 166 MHz., 32 MB RAM, EIDE 2.0 GB Hard Drive > > This Gateway P-5 166 BIOS does not have a selection for LBA/Normal/Auto > it does not even have an entry for Cyl./HDs/SPT so I am not sure how > or where the 2.0 GB drive is being translated. It is loaded with Win95 > only. > > I have setup a 1.5 GB partition for Win95 and have a 500 MB partition > for FreeBSD > but FreeBSD is not reccognizing the translation. This will most likely fail horribly. You must have a bootable partition below 500mb or so. I assume that FreeBSD is after the 1.5G partition, so it's effectively masked from the BIOS. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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