Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 08:56:41 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Arabinda Bose <axb00@arrowsmith.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBsd.org, questions@FreeBsd.org, abose@sceptre.arrowsmith.com Subject: Re: Problem during FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <3781.808415801@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Aug 1995 09:25:00 CDT." <199508141430.HAA18594@freefall.FreeBSD.org>
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> I partitioned my hard disk for DOS (400 Meg) and kept 412 Meg > for BSD. I installed the DOS on the machine first and then > started installing FreeBSD from the boot diskette. > I went through the partioning of file systems fine, allocated You need to specify the geometry by hand with the `(G)eometry' option - clearly FreeBSD has guessed it wrong. You have NOT blown away your boot code, you just have a geometry mismatch. Please see the notes in the troubleshooting guide (it's on the boot floppy, please read it) for what to do now. Jordan > swap space on 'b' and fixed the mount points for /, /usr, etc > and did "Proceed". It said, this will erase your hard disk, > proceed Y/N, I did a Yes and then it asked to reboot. After > the reboot, it came up with two options > F1 DOS > F2 FreeBSD > Nothing happened when I press F1 or F2. > > I deleted the BSD and tried to install DOS again but it gave the > similar prompt(F1 DOS, F2 FreeBSD) during the reboot. I guess my > boot record on the hard disk has got corrupted. Can you tell me > how to get back again if I want to change my boot program on the > harddrive ? > > I tried to format the "C" drive, it didn't help. > > Thanks in advane > > -- Arabinda Bose
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