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cc: Phil Thomson <philthom@freeshell.org>
Subject: Re: Can't boot
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On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 05:32:04 +0000 (UTC), Phil Thomson
<philthom@freeshell.org> wrote:
> > I assume that you are installing *only* FreeBSD on the Pentium and not
> > multibooting it. Did you select to install the standard MBR or did u
> > select to leave he MBR untouched? What happens when you try to boot
> > the system fromthe hadr drive?
> 
> Yes, FreeBSD is to be the only system on the machine. I actually don't
> remember what I chose to do with regards to the MBR; was there a point in
> the installation I would have made that choice? I'm pretty sure I would
> have chosen to install the standard MBR as there are no other systems on
> the machine. Is there a way I can fix the MBR now if that's the issue? I
> couldn't find that in sysinstall.
> 
> When I try to boot from the hard drive, it says "Read error".
> 
> P

Looks to me as if your hard drive is dead.

Regards
S.

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Subhro Sankha Kar
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