Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 14:45:21 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'wildcardus freakis' <wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5F10@site2s1>
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Are you sure the floppy is free of errors? I had a similar problem with the 3.0 boot floppy and it turned out that the floppy had bad sectors. Run a good old fashioned format on the disk if you're not sure. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: wildcardus freakis [SMTP:wildcard@dax.belen.k12.nm.us] > Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:55 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: AGAIN 3.1-RELEASE and boot.flp > > > Sorry haven't gotten ANY messages from Freebsd-questions which is > wierd...cause usually I'm flooded...So I'm reposting. > > tried someones idea of typing "boot" but to no help... > > I have a clean 2.1G drive and it's a p-133 it doesn't have duel partitions > or anything...I want to dangerously dedicate this machine to FreeBSD. > > The prompt is: > >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel > boot: > > As I stated below I have tried /kernel, /kernel.gz, /mfsroot, /mfsroot.gz, > and now I have tried boot, show, and ? > all I get is: > No kernel > No mfsroot > No Show > No Boot > or Invalid format > > > Thanks > SAsha > > > > > > > > Cool...I dl'd the 3.1-RELEASE floppies and am now sitting in front > > of a boot prompt...I read the README.TXT with the floppies and it says > > nothing about booting options/variables/etc.... > > > > I tried the usual method 0:fd(0,a)/kernel > > /kernel.gz > > /mfsroot > > /mfsroot.gz > > > > so...(for lack of better formulation of a question) What do I type next? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > Sasha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > GCM/CS/CC/GO d--- s: a--- C+++(++++) ULB+++(++++) P+ L++(+++) E--- > W+(++) N+ O > > K---- W---- O M-- V PS! PE! Y++ PGP++(+++) t++:+++> 5++ X++@ R+@ tv++ > b++:+++> DDI+++ D++ G++:+++> e:+> h*:++@ r- !y+ > > -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > www.geekcode.com > > > > -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > Version: 2.6.2 > > > > mQCNAza/c7UAAAEEAOmJDB7LkJqynF6nlLRNTLPq23PKnU5G+mNCACKJBlzwJuQ8 > > tohYSan+4QKY0l6Ton547LU/r49YNIx8tqACfLhbyMWiumOL1cRCYMufCnjEeWDa > > d73LbKRvHgyMcGopiAIqLk7ieJ/Xc6joVN3GojpM3Zoy96dSUyTheUku+Y9tAAUR > > tB93aWxkY2FyZEBpbi1kYXguYmVsZW4uazEyLm5tLnVz > > =UM6D > > -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > > > This is the way the world ends > > This is the way the world ends > > This is the way the world ends > > Not with a Bang, but with a whimper. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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