Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 18:08:41 +1100 From: "Richard Green" <rgreen@rainbow.net.au> To: "Rick Hamell" <hamellr@dsinw.com>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NEWBIE: Boot problems Message-ID: <030a01be16b0$1b434080$0500a8c0@pc005>
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Thanks for your reply... I tried using the dip switches to switch off the 1540CF BIOS, then I tried removing the card altogether, and still I get 'missing operating system'. Is it possible that my hardware config caused so issue during the set-up stage? I have worked out which device to specify - 0:sd(0,a) when using the boot floppy, and more importantly, how to spell kernal [sic] correctly ;) to tell the system which is the kernel file. Whatever cuaed the problem, now I can boot from floppy, the next stage is how do I change the system so the disk boot sector is correct and will boot easily without using a floppy... I'd imaging this would involve rewriting the mbr in some manner. I'm sure the mbr is being read from my SCSI disk upon boot, since with different install attempts, i tried using the boot loader program (1st attempt) and using the direct booting. Upon booting the 1st config I got the boot loader messages, on the second, I simply get 'operating system missing'. Thanks & regards Richard Green Repeated info on my hardware config follows: > Pentiun AMI mb, IDE controllers turned off in BIOS & noe IDE devices connected > One Adaptec 1540CF for CD-ROM and DDS drive (ISA) (BIOS off in firmware) > One Adaptec 2940UWn for the single disk Wide SCSI disk drive > > Upon booting the 1540 is detected 1st (when BIOS enabled). > > When I installed I selected the auto options for both the disk slice editor > and the partitiong sheme. On different install attempts I select to use (a) > the boot manager (default) and (b) no boot manager (boot directly). > > Upon the 1st reboot I find that in the caseof (a) I get the message > > F1 FreeBSD > F1 Default > > and upon preesing F1 I amreturned the prompt > > F? > > Upon case (b) above, I simeply get the message 'operating system missing' -----Original Message----- From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: Richard Green <rgreen@rainbow.net.au> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, 23 November 1998 3:37 Subject: Re: NEWBIE: Boot problems > >> 2. How can I correct my system having booted (its using the direct boot >> method currently) so I can boot from the hard disk? > > Since you've got the software installed, try pulling the 1542 card >out, it may be confusing things. > > > > Rick > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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