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From: "Alex" <lex@adelaide.on.net>
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Subject: Re: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ?
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 08:35:16 +0930
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mmm...well thats what I have done put the swap as the a partition.
Time to reinstall ;)

Thanks

 - aW



----- Original Message -----
From: Schroeder, Aaron <Aaron.Schroeder@qg.com>
To: 'Alex' <lex@adelaide.on.net>; <alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:35 PM
Subject: RE: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ?


> I did that move once, the alpha didn't like the / partition except in the
> "a" partition.
>
> I thought I could be cool and stick swap in front of / once, with not so
> good results.
>
> Maybe a re-install is in order.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex [mailto:lex@adelaide.on.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:48 AM
> To: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: "Can't open file /boot/loader" ?
>
>
> Howdy crew,
>
> I have just installed a fresh copy of FreeBSD 4.5 Release-Mini-Alpha
> on my Alpha pws 500au.
>
> I have two disks on the pws.
>
> 1. dkc0
> 2. dkc100
>
> I have Tru64 5.1a installed on the 1st HD (dkc0). I can boot from this
> device
> from the SRM and Tru64 loads fine.
>
> I have installed FreeBSD on disk 2 (dkc100). All *seemed* to install fine.
> However, when I do a:
>
> >>> boot dkc100
>
> from the SRM I get this error:
>
>        ........
>        Loading /boot/loader
>        Can't open file /boot/loader
>
>        halted CPU 0
>
>        >>>
>
> When I come to think of it, in the install process I was never asked about
a
> boot loader.
> Is this normal ?
> Does something manually have to be done to get it to boot ?
> Is the install process meant to load a boot loader ?
>
> Need the help boys ;-(
>
> Thanks
>
>  - Alex
>
>
>
>
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