From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 8 23:49:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92EE61065670 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:49:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B4B98FC1A for ; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 23:49:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m78NnQwd023215; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:49:27 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080808184707.0249b5d8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:49:16 -0500 To: acmeinc , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <18899421.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <18899421.post@talk.nabble.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080808-0, 08/08/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.3/7984/Fri Aug 8 13:51:24 2008 on betty.computinginnovations.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: m78NnQwd023215 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: no boot/loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:49:35 -0000 At 04:42 PM 8/8/2008, acmeinc wrote: >No /boot/loader >no /boot/kernel/kernel > >I isntalled FreeBSD 7.0 with the defaults for partiioning. I am using one >hard drive in which I followed with the ASQ (auto, tag for boot, quit) >command. I choose the standard boot loader option. I installed through the >master freebsd site via ethernet. Upon the congratulation screen is asks for >a reboot, and to remove the boot disk, I resart to the error message above. >I believe it is because a boot loader is not installed, however, it should >be. Is it not in the set up, it is one of the first steps. > >Following the errors I am in put into a boot prompt: > >boot: > >Are there any commands I can run from this prompt to manually boot? How can >I make the boot work? Will I need to install my own boot loader? How can I >install a manul boot loader? How can I check if the boot loader is >installed, but just not loading properly? You would do well do try the install again, but check things BEFORE you allow sysinstall to exit and reboot. Also check that your BIOS has any anti-virus settings not allowing the boot area of the hard disk to be written, turned off. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.