From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 10 1:26:32 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (law-f43.hotmail.com [209.185.130.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACCA637B400 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:26:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:26:13 -0800 Received: from 213.121.248.130 by lw1fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:26:13 GMT X-Originating-IP: [213.121.248.130] From: "Zaid Dashti" To: KoronkaS@interscope.ro Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Notebook Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 12:26:13 +0300 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jan 2001 09:26:13.0517 (UTC) FILETIME=[6020CBD0:01C07AE7] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You mean i should remove the 3GB of freebsd and i install it again with 8GB ? thank's and i'm sorry for disturbing you. >From: Stefan KORONKA >To: 'Zaid Dashti' >CC: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" >Subject: RE: Notebook >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:50:48 +0200 > >[please keep the cc to freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, so that >others can see all the messages] > > > > > > > There is no error messages, and my HDD is 18 GB. I maked a > > partition for > > FreeBSD it's 3GB. 270MB swap partition and other for freebsd > > partition. but > > when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD it doesn't work only F1 > > for Windows. > > > >assuming that you used the last 3GB for FreeBSD, that means that >you are over the 1024cyl limit. I think that current version of >bootloader cannot boot over the 1024 cylinder (this going to >change in 5.0 ?!). This is a common problem for all OSes - a >limitation of the BIOS. > >The solution is to make the root partition under the 1024 limit >(in the first 8GB, i think). > > >Stefan > >PS: you don't have to make a separate partition for swap; see the >handbook and/or other docs about how partitions/slices/labels are >organized. Or just let the FreeBSD do the default in the >installation process - see the "a - Auto default for all" option >during disk partitioning. > > > > > >From: Stefan KORONKA > > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > >CC: 'Zaid Dashti' > > >Subject: RE: Notebook > > >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:19:06 +0200 > > > > > > > > > > > >When you installed BSD did you choose to install the boot loader? > > > > Yes i installed it, but when i press F3 to boot the FreeBSD > > > > it doesn't work. > > > > and when i press F1 it's work and it take me to windows > > > > > >How big is your harddisk ? Where the FreeBSD's partition starts ? > > >How may partitions did you make, what type and size ? > > >Got any error message ?! > > >[add any other useful info here] > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi,, I have a Laptop it's Solo 9300. and my question is: > > > > when i install > > > > >>the FreeBSD OS i can't boot it, why ? (Note: There is the > > > > word was writing > > > > >>on the laptop and the word is. Designed For Microsoft Windows98) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message