Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:28:21 +0200 From: "Amir Hardon" <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> To: <kstewart@urx.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation Message-ID: <000601c00d59$d6702ca0$0100000a@laptop>
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There is no fdimage on the CD, I used fdimage from a slackware linux CD. Maybe the iso did messed up, how do I check it? -----Original Message----- From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> Cc: Brian Sheppard <bsheppard@webstream.net>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: יום חמישי 24 אוגוסט 2000 00:24 Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > >Amir Hardon wrote: >> >> I created the floppies once with fdimage and once with dd(From slackware), >> I do insert the kern.flp floppy first. >> I can't set all the devices in the boot sequence to be the floppy(I'm using >> Award BIOS), I don't get any error message, the computer loads the next >> device in the boot sequence, I tried bootiing with this floppy on 2 >> computers, it didn't work on both. > >I don't have any idea. I used my copy of the 4.1-iso on a W2k Server >to create both floppies, walked into the other room and stuck kern.flp >into the floppy and had the system restart. The new floppies booted >just fine. > >If your copy of the iso was messed up, I can't imagine fdimage working >from it to create the floppies. I've never seen anything like that die >silently. > >Kent > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> >> To: Brian Sheppard <bsheppard@webstream.net> >> Cc: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org >> <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> >> Date: ??? ????? 24 ?????? 2000 00:03 >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation >> >> > >> > >> >Brian Sheppard wrote: >> >> >> >> When booting from the FreeBSD floppy, does the floppy drive read the disk >> >> but reject it? What error does it show? System failure, not a valid >> system >> >> disk, etc. No prompt or message at all? In the BIOS, do boot up floppy >> >> seek and make the first, second and third devices all the floppy drive. >> >> >> >> Also, the kern.flp is first. Then it asks for mfs one >> > >> >I also wonder if the floppies were created with fdimage. When you use >> >the files on the CDROM and windows to create the FreeBSD boot >> >floppies, you can cd \floppies and then create the floppies using >> >"..\tools\fdimage kern.flp a:" and similarly for mfsroot.flp. >> > >> >Kent >> > >> >> >> >> Brian >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Amir Hardon" <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> >> >> To: <kstewart@urx.com> >> >> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:53 PM >> >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation >> >> >> >> > Well, in the BIOS boot sequence the floppy is first, >> >> > I tried replacing the FreeBSD floppy wth Windows98 floppy and the 98 >> >> floppy >> >> > booted. >> >> > >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> >> >> > To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> >> >> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >> >> > Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:47 >> >> > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >Amir Hardon wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> > >> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the >> current >> >> > >> installed system. >> >> > >> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies >> >> > directory >> >> > >> on the CD, >> >> > >> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary mode. >> >> > > >> >> > >It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried making >> >> > >the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my system >> >> > >just fine. >> >> > > >> >> > >Kent >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> > >> From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> >> >> > >> To: Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> >> >> > >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >> >> > >> Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:33 >> >> > >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >* Amir Hardon <a_hardon@netvision.net.il> [000823 14:18] wrote: >> >> > >> >> Hello all, >> >> > >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it. >> >> > >> >> I can't boot from the CD, >> >> > >> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't boot. >> >> > >> >> What should I do? >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >What kernel boot floppy? Where did you get it from? Are you >> >> > >> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode? What size is it and what >> >> > >> >is it's name? >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >-Alfred >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >> > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > > >> >> > >-- >> >> > >Kent Stewart >> >> > >Richland, WA >> >> > > >> >> > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com >> >> > >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html >> >> > >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> >-- >> >Kent Stewart >> >Richland, WA >> > >> >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com >> >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html >> >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ >> > >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- >Kent Stewart >Richland, WA > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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