From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 25 22:29:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B75BA16A41C for ; Wed, 25 May 2005 22:29:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F6F843D49 for ; Wed, 25 May 2005 22:29:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin01-en2 [10.13.10.146]) by smtpout.mac.com (Xserve/8.12.11/smtpout13/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id j4PMTEBa003786; Wed, 25 May 2005 15:29:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (pool-68-161-53-96.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.53.96]) (authenticated bits=0) by mac.com (Xserve/smtpin01/MantshX 4.0) with ESMTP id j4PMTBT0021413; Wed, 25 May 2005 15:29:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4294F533.3040502@edgefocus.com> References: <200505251904.21356.no-spam@swiftdsl.com.au> <4294F533.3040502@edgefocus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v730) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <62D2AA8D-FD7D-4CEA-A6EA-D9732BA518BC@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:29:11 -0400 To: Karan Gupta X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.730) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cant locate system disk X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 22:29:36 -0000 On May 25, 2005, at 5:59 PM, Karan Gupta wrote: > Im trying to install fBSD 5.4 onto a Maxtor N256 10GB hdd. I have > the hdd hooked up as a primary master, the cdrom as secondary > master. The cdrom is the 1st boot device & the hdd the second. When > I put in the fBSD firstdisk.iso into the CD, it finds the > hdd...installs the boot manager, partitions it & installs to the > point where it says "Congratulations". It asks me to enter some > config info. Everything looks good so far. > > When I remove the cdrom and boot from the hdd i get " system disk > boot failure. Insert system drive" > > thoughts? Don't use "dangerously dedicated mode" if you are. Try using an MS- DOS floppy or CD to create a small DOS partition, and double-check whether you can boot to that. Then try installing FreeBSD in the remaining space, and see whether that works better. Tweaking BIOS settings, including LBA mode and/or downgrading from UDMA to PIO may also help. -- -Chuck