From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 9 00:11:17 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 3CA501065672 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:11:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D463A8FC0C for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:11:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KRc39-0007GE-Vm for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:11:15 -0700 Message-ID: <18900844.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:11:15 -0700 (PDT) From: acmeinc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080808190348.024efc48@mail.computinginnovations.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: akme.inc@gmail.com References: <18899421.post@talk.nabble.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080808184707.0249b5d8@mail.computinginnovations.com> <18900779.post@talk.nabble.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080808190348.024efc48@mail.computinginnovations.com> 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: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:11:17 -0000 Excellent! I will try this among the other things mentioned when I get back home. Final note, what would this BIOS MBR setting look like normally, or an idea of where to look in the CMOS. THanks Derek Ragona wrote: > > At 07:00 PM 8/8/2008, acmeinc wrote: > >>Check things? Which things should I be checking for? And where should I be >>checking them, to be more specific, which optoin should I choose within >>sysinstall to check the things? >> >>I am reading on another forum the installation is incorrect and to try >>again, however I have tried many times. Do you think the minimun install is >>not enough to allow for bootup? > > Before you exit sysinstall, go to the emergency shell I believe alt+F4 > will > get you there. Then do: > mount > > The output from mount will show where the new filesystems are mounted. > You > can check that /boot is populated and that you have a kernel in > /boot/kernel/kernel. To check those you'd type: > > ls -al [fill in the root mount point]/boot > > and > > ls -al [fill in the root mount point]/boot/kernel/kernel > > Check your BIOS settings. It is likely you have a setting in the BIOS > preventing the boot area being written. > > -Derek > > > > >>Derek Ragona wrote: >> > >> > 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. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > >> > >> >>-- >>View this message in context: >>http://www.nabble.com/no-boot-loader-tp18899421p18900779.html >>Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >>-- >>This message has been scanned for viruses and >>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>believed to be clean. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/no-boot-loader-tp18899421p18900844.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.