Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:07:12 -0400 From: "Jeff Miller" <jdmiller@domainbank.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: After install, "Non-System disk or disk error" Message-ID: <035701c0c3a5$4f082d50$1202a8c0@domainbank.com> References: <3AD632DC.3DBB6F40@mail.utexas.edu>
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Are you using the Boot Manager or MBR? I use the MBR and it goes right in for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Campbell" <dcampbell@mail.utexas.edu> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 6:57 PM Subject: After install, "Non-System disk or disk error" > 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 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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