From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 6 12:14:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA17029 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 12:14:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from altrade.nijmegen.inter.nl.net (altrade.nijmegen.inter.nl.net [193.67.237.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA17017 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 12:14:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from H.R.Petru@inter.NL.net) Received: from grootstal.nijmegen.inter.nl.net by altrade.nijmegen.inter.nl.net via grootstal.nijmegen.inter.nl.net [193.67.237.11] with ESMTP for id VAA15477 (8.8.5/3.24); Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:14:16 +0100 (MET) Received: from ppphpetruinter.nl.net by grootstal.nijmegen.inter.nl.net via ztm52-44.Zoetermeer.NL.net [195.108.245.119] with SMTP for id VAA20561 (8.8.4/3.2); Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:14:14 +0100 (MET) From: "Dhr. H.R. Petru" To: Subject: Please help me out !! Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:15:28 +0100 Message-ID: <01bd1adf$d485a740$LocalHost@ppphpetruinter.nl.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Dit is een meerdelig bericht in MIME-indeling. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have the freeBSD software for one week, tried to install it several = times ..... but it still does not work. Please look at my problem, I've tried is all, I've read it all (as far = as I know) ...... help me please ..... My problem: I've a Intel Pentium 90 system with 32 Mb EDO RAM, 2 harddisks (both 1 = GB and IDE). I tried to do the following .... Install Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) with all kinds of Windows 95 = programms. Start the installation of freeBSD from the bootfloppy (by the way; I = have a freeBSD CD!!) and use the 2nd harddisk (D:) completely for = freeBSD. What I did .... - select Novice setup - choose 1st harddisk ..... partion-editor pops-up - no changes are made, choose (q)uit - select the boot-manager - choose 2nd harddisk ........ partion-editor pops-up - select ' a ' to use the whole disk for freeBSD - again the menu :select boot-manager ... what do I choose (I've tried = bootmanager and I've tried :'make no changes', but my problem doesn't change!) - select ' a ' in the 'label editor' and freeBSD setup does still it's = job - after this a couple of more meus .... no problems here !! - freeBSD gets installed on the 2nd harddisk (D:) .............. still no problems .......... after the installation is complete I may reboot my system ....... NOW MY PROBLEM my BIOS starts up ... but after the beep of the floppy drive .... = nothing happens ... no windows 95 ... no freeBSD ... a complete halt ..... not even a = bootmanager or a DOS prompt .... what is to blame ....???? But mostly how do I get freeBSD on the 2nd harddisk (D:) and keep = Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) ??? Please help me ... I don't know what to do ... Thank you, Hendrik Petru ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have  the = freeBSD software for=20 one week, tried to install it several times .....
but it still does not = work.
 
Please look at my problem, I've tried = is all, I've=20 read it all (as far as I know) ......
help me please .....
 
My problem:
 
I've a Intel Pentium 90 system with 32 = Mb EDO RAM,=20 2 harddisks (both 1 GB and IDE).
 
I tried to do the following = ....
 
Install Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk = (C:) with=20 all kinds of Windows 95 programms.
Start the installation of freeBSD from = the=20 bootfloppy (by the way; I have a freeBSD CD!!) and use the 2nd harddisk = (D:)=20 completely for freeBSD.
 
What I did ....
 
- select Novice setup
- choose 1st harddisk ..... = partion-editor=20 pops-up
- no changes are made, choose = (q)uit
- select the boot-manager
- choose 2nd harddisk ........ = partion-editor=20 pops-up
- select ' a ' to use the whole disk = for=20 freeBSD
- again the menu :select boot-manager = ... what do I=20 choose (I've tried bootmanager
  and I've tried :'make no = changes', but my=20 problem doesn't change!)
- select ' a ' in the 'label editor' = and freeBSD=20 setup does still it's job
- after this a couple of more meus .... = no problems=20 here !!
- freeBSD gets installed on the 2nd = harddisk=20 (D:)
.............. still no problems=20 ..........
after the installation is complete I = may reboot my=20 system .......
 
NOW MY PROBLEM
 
my BIOS starts up ... but after the = beep of the=20 floppy drive .... nothing happens ...
no windows 95 ... no freeBSD ... a = complete halt=20 ..... not even a bootmanager or a DOS prompt ....
 
what is to blame ....????
 
But mostly how do I get freeBSD on the = 2nd harddisk=20 (D:) and keep Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) ???
 
Please help me ... I don't know what to = do=20 ...
 
Thank you,
 
Hendrik = Petru
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