From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 23 16: 7: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 2711.dynacom.net (2711.dynacom.net [206.107.213.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99F4137B43C for ; Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:06:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from urx.com (dsl1-160.dynacom.net [206.159.132.160]) by 2711.dynacom.net (Build 101 8.9.3/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id QAA00495; Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:06:48 -0700 Message-ID: <39A45908.AA89C106@urx.com> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:06:48 -0700 From: Kent Stewart Reply-To: kstewart@urx.com Organization: Dynacom X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.74 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Amir Hardon Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation References: <001601c00d5b$3adcae60$0100000a@laptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Amir Hardon wrote: > > Maybe all this troubles are because I downloaded the alpha version, > and I'm using pentium processor? > I never knew what should I use i386 or others, > untill now all the linuxs I installed, I used i386\i586 versions. I think that would do it :). You need the i386 version. Kent > > -----Original Message----- > From: Amir Hardon > To: kstewart@urx.com > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Date: יום חמישי 24 אוגוסט 2000 00:29 > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > >There is no fdimage on the CD, I used fdimage from a slackware linux CD. > >Maybe the iso did messed up, > >how do I check it? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kent Stewart > >To: Amir Hardon > >Cc: Brian Sheppard ; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > >Date: ??? ????? 24 ?????? 2000 00:24 > >Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > > > > > >> > >> > >>Amir Hardon wrote: > >>> > >>> I created the floppies once with fdimage and once with dd(From > >slackware), > >>> I do insert the kern.flp floppy first. > >>> I can't set all the devices in the boot sequence to be the floppy(I'm > >using > >>> Award BIOS), I don't get any error message, the computer loads the next > >>> device in the boot sequence, I tried bootiing with this floppy on 2 > >>> computers, it didn't work on both. > >> > >>I don't have any idea. I used my copy of the 4.1-iso on a W2k Server > >>to create both floppies, walked into the other room and stuck kern.flp > >>into the floppy and had the system restart. The new floppies booted > >>just fine. > >> > >>If your copy of the iso was messed up, I can't imagine fdimage working > >>from it to create the floppies. I've never seen anything like that die > >>silently. > >> > >>Kent > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Kent Stewart > >>> To: Brian Sheppard > >>> Cc: Amir Hardon ; > >freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > >>> > >>> Date: ??? ????? 24 ?????? 2000 00:03 > >>> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >>> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >Brian Sheppard wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> When booting from the FreeBSD floppy, does the floppy drive read the > >disk > >>> >> but reject it? What error does it show? System failure, not a valid > >>> system > >>> >> disk, etc. No prompt or message at all? In the BIOS, do boot up > >floppy > >>> >> seek and make the first, second and third devices all the floppy > >drive. > >>> >> > >>> >> Also, the kern.flp is first. Then it asks for mfs one > >>> > > >>> >I also wonder if the floppies were created with fdimage. When you use > >>> >the files on the CDROM and windows to create the FreeBSD boot > >>> >floppies, you can cd \floppies and then create the floppies using > >>> >"..\tools\fdimage kern.flp a:" and similarly for mfsroot.flp. > >>> > > >>> >Kent > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> Brian > >>> >> > >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> From: "Amir Hardon" > >>> >> To: > >>> >> Cc: > >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:53 PM > >>> >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >>> >> > >>> >> > Well, in the BIOS boot sequence the floppy is first, > >>> >> > I tried replacing the FreeBSD floppy wth Windows98 floppy and the > 98 > >>> >> floppy > >>> >> > booted. > >>> >> > > >>> >> > -----Original Message----- > >>> >> > From: Kent Stewart > >>> >> > To: Amir Hardon > >>> >> > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >>> >> > Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:47 > >>> >> > Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >Amir Hardon wrote: > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> There is no error message, the computer simply boots into the > >>> current > >>> >> > >> installed system. > >>> >> > >> I'm made the kernerl floppy ut of kern.flp found in the floppies > >>> >> > directory > >>> >> > >> on the CD, > >>> >> > >> I burned the CD out of a iso file that I downloaded in binary > >mode. > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >It sounds like your bios is set to boot from you HD. I tried > making > >>> >> > >the floppies from the 4.1-iso I downloaded and they booted my > >system > >>> >> > >just fine. > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >Kent > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >>> >> > >> From: Alfred Perlstein > >>> >> > >> To: Amir Hardon > >>> >> > >> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > >>> >> > >> Date: ??? ????? 23 ?????? 2000 23:33 > >>> >> > >> Subject: Re: Cannot boot into installation > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> >* Amir Hardon [000823 14:18] wrote: > >>> >> > >> >> Hello all, > >>> >> > >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 4.1 iso image, and burned it. > >>> >> > >> >> I can't boot from the CD, > >>> >> > >> >> so I created boot floppies but the kernel floopy doesn't > boot. > >>> >> > >> >> What should I do? > >>> >> > >> > > >>> >> > >> >What kernel boot floppy? Where did you get it from? Are you > >>> >> > >> >sure you downloaded it in binary mode? What size is it and > what > >>> >> > >> >is it's name? > >>> >> > >> > > >>> >> > >> >-Alfred > >>> >> > >> > > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> >> > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >-- > >>> >> > >Kent Stewart > >>> >> > >Richland, WA > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >>> >> > >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >>> >> > >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >>> > > >>> >-- > >>> >Kent Stewart > >>> >Richland, WA > >>> > > >>> >mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >>> >http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >>> >FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > >>> > > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >>> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > >>-- > >>Kent Stewart > >>Richland, WA > >> > >>mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com > >>http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html > >>FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > >> > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message