Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:58:16 -0400 From: John Garrison <jeg@visi.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Boot problems Message-ID: <31CF71E8.F2CC594E@visi.net>
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I haven't subscribed to this mailing list yet, so could you please email me my answer. thanks. I installed FreeBSD fine, it was a very easy install, but when I press F2 to boot it the computer just beeps. Then I read the FAQ and it says that I need to toggle my bios support for >1gb hard drives and reinstall. I have a compaq presario 5245 and my bios doesn't say anything about >1gb support. I have an "ultra 33" enable/disable and an "enhanced ide" enable/disable. Also there is a primary and secondary ide controller enable/disable, but no >1gb hard drive. I don't really want to have to delete my WinBlows partition, and I am installing from that partition so I would have to order a cd, but I will do this if I have to. But is there anyway to create a boot disk that doesn't start the install program. I REALLY want to get back to a UNIX environment. (Linux user) This is a new computer, and I forgot just how much I hate windows. PLEASE help, I've wrote to newsgroups and got no help. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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