From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 19 21:47:08 2004 Return-Path: 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 2F73516A4CE for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:47:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [198.92.228.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A398843D5C for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:47:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94DBA60F4; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:47:06 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 05142-10; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:47:04 -0600 (CST) Received: from [198.92.228.34] (racerx.makeworld.com [198.92.228.34]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2444360E2; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:47:04 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <41C5F6DE.3030509@makeworld.com> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:47:10 -0600 From: Chris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041218) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: jsha References: <20041219193843.GA34296@ninja.terrabionic.com> In-Reply-To: <20041219193843.GA34296@ninja.terrabionic.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.0 (20041102) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD doesn't even boot! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:47:08 -0000 jsha wrote: > Hello all. > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 (using the mini-installation ISO) > on my new HP/Compaq stationary. It has to Serial-ATA harddrives, and I > want one for FreeBSD and one for Windows. > > I installed FreeBSD along with BootMgr, but it does not want to boot. > It just makes silly beeps. I am given two choices, F1 for FreeBSD and > F4 for Drive1. More recently, I attempted to install Windows XP on > this Drive1. It removed my MBR, but in turn it successfully booted > Windows. So I reinstalled FreeBSD, but now whenever I select FreeBSD > it just reboots my computer. When I select Drive1, it loads some kind > of MAC addressing scheme by HP and then freezes. > > Personally, I'm helpless. > Virtually, I'm humble. > > Thanks. > -- > j. > Read the online handbook on multi booting. ALWAYS read the handbook before doing anything on your own that you have either never done before, or are unsure of. Next - search this lists archives on multi booting. In any event, you will find your answer - if you only look. -- Best regards, Chris The chances of anybody doing anything are inversely proportional to the number of other people who are in a position to do it instead.