Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:57:32 -0500 From: David Campbell <dcampbell@mail.utexas.edu> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: After install, "Non-System disk or disk error" Message-ID: <3AD632DC.3DBB6F40@mail.utexas.edu>
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I am installing FreeBSD 4.2 on a Compaq Workstation AP400 with 256MB
RAM, 4GB hard drive. The install appears to go flawlessly, regardless of
how many partitions I create. On reboot, I get "Non-System disk or disk
error."
I have tried installing with the boot manager, and without. I am setting
the partition as bootable (and even trying it not set). When I boot to
the CD and start the install again, it sees the partitions, and the 3
slices (/, swap, /usr). It does not see the labels. If I intercept the
boot process to get a command prompt, and use lsdev, it show:
disk @ 0x10918
disk0: BIOS drive A:
disk0a: FFS 2MB (0-5760)
disk0c: FFS 2MB (0-5760)
disk1: BIOS drive B:
Am I missing something incredibly basic? This machine worked fine for a
week while I played around with a couple of different installs. Starting
with the attempt yesterday, to start clean one last time, I have been
hitting brick walls.
Thanks,
Dave
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