Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 04:10:02 -0800 (PST) From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/10208: After 3.1-RELEASE install, it can't boot. Message-ID: <199902231210.EAA68093@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/10208; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: robert@ircnet.dk Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/10208: After 3.1-RELEASE install, it can't boot. Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:53:23 +0900 > Every time I rebooted the boot manager said F1: FreeBSD as it should, > but it also said F5: Drive0 (there abouts). When I made a second (spare, > unused) partition on the machine, the F5 was replaced with F2: FreeBSD > but it still didn't work. If F5: Drive 0 shows up, type that before F1. > After exiting sysinstall it wanted to reboot.. fine with me, but when > it tried to find the kernel it said it was invalid or couldn't find it > or so (I didn't pay particular attention to the error message). I hope you realize you ought to have paid attention. Try entering /boot/loader at the kernel loader's prompt if this message reappears. If it works, you have to install the new boot blocks. You can do that by typing: disklabel -B wd0 (or da0, if you are using SCSI). -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org "To make it absolutely clear: you stand on the wrong end of my blasters, so you better get lost before I start target practice!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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