Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:34:39 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: recycling boot prompt Message-ID: <19981001173439.J2636@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <m3yar0u69g.fsf@chub.local>; from Harry Putnam on Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 11:48:43PM -0700 References: <m3yar0u69g.fsf@chub.local>
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On Wednesday, 30 September 1998 at 23:48:43 -0700, Harry Putnam wrote: > Installed and running, FreeBSD-2.2.7. At least for awhile.... > After initial basic install. I went back and ftp installed some of the > `packages' to get a more usefull installation. Very time consuming of > course. I've put a line in Lilo.conf on a linux install (same disk) > to boot BSD. It has worked a few times. > > After the ftp package install. On reboot, I get to lilo, select BSD > then get a prompt that keeps trying to start booting but only returns > to a `boot prompt' in a second or two. Cycles endlessly. I wasn't > able to see how to enter in a diagnostic mode or something to try to > see what might be wrong. > > Whats likely to be causing this. I tried just booting linux and > rerunning `lilo' but got the same result. > I hate to reinstall now because of the installed packages getting > zapped. Takes too long to get them again. Agreed. Reinstallation isn't the way to go. > Trying to do something with the `fixit' floppy. Soon as this is posted. Don't need to use fixit. Boot floppy is enough. Try: boot: wd(0)kernel Assumes that FreeBSD installed on first IDE disk. If on second, prompt is: boot: wd(1)kernel If SCSI disk, use sd instead of wd. If not working, let us know with description of messages. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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