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Date:      Thu, 6 Aug 1998 11:57:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        GhostLV <ross@lvcm.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HELP
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808061154400.28098-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <002901bdbe31$a76dae60$3f05ea18@ross.lvcablemodem.com>

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On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, GhostLV wrote:

> I'm pretty new in FreeBSD and so far installation has been a nightmare
> for me, compared to Red Hat Linux, but I'm not giving up. I initially
> had some problem getting the install to recognize my third HD.

Warning: PC BIOSes generally can't boot more than the first two disks in
the system.  Fancy boot managers (Partition Magic's / OS/2's boot manager
comes to mind) but booteasy isn't that smart.  In other words, you aren't
going to be able to boot this partition, even if you do get it installed.

> I finally got the install to recognize the drive and choose to install
> BOOT MANAGER ON THE DRIVE I WAS INSTALLING FBSD ON, BUT NOT THE
> PRIMARY DRIVE.

Known problem.  Simply install booteasy onto that disk; see the FAQ at
http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ for instructions.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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