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From: "Mitch Vincent" <mitch@venux.net>
To: "Andresen,Jason R." <jandrese@mitre.org>
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Subject: Re: Boot loader
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 12:50:34 -0400
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That could very well be happening.. I'll try to FTP install 4.1

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Mitch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andresen,Jason R." <jandrese@mitre.org>
To: "Mitch Vincent" <mitch@venux.net>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Boot loader


> Mitch Vincent wrote:
> >
> > I've been trying to install a dual boot FreeBSD / Linux system, I
haven't
> > ever had trouble doing that before -- however this time it seems that it
> > just won't boot.
> >
> > I have the FreeBSD boot loader in the MBR, it will boot Linux fine when
I
> > hit F1 but if I try hitting F2 (FreeBSD) it just beeps, nothing more..
> >
> > I've installed and re-installed FreeBSD.. No luck..
> >
> > The system is a Dual Celeron, with a Maxtor ATA/66 30 gig drive, split
in
> > two (that was interesting with Linux -- had to use Gentus to get ATA/66
> > support on install).. Still, that shouldn't effect anything, should it?
> >
>
> Is the Linux partiton bigger than about 8.5GB?  If so you may need to
> install FreeBSD 4.1 to get FreeBSD's boot loader to see your FreeBSD
> partition.
>
> What may be happening is your FreeBSD partition starts beyond the 1024th
> cylinder on the disk, which the old (FreeBSD 4.0 and previous) versions
> of the boot loader can't handle.
>
> --
>    _  _    _  ___  ____  ___   ______________________________________
>   / \/ \  | ||_ _||  _ \|___| | Jason Andresen -- jandrese@mitre.org
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>



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