From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 21 4:35:46 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail1.toronto.istar.net (mail1.toronto.istar.net [209.89.75.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D2A152B7 for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2000 04:35:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from genisis@istar.ca) Received: from ip35.kingston.dialup.canada.psi.net ([154.5.64.35]) by mail1.toronto.istar.net with esmtp (Exim 2.02 #1) id 12BVBH-0005N0-00; Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:56:16 -0500 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:51:28 -0500 (EST) From: Dru To: J R Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel panic first time re-boot!!! In-Reply-To: <000b01bf63c0$62628e40$99e00c18@bigdog> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Try this URL; there is an FAQ on your error message: http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/install.html#AEN682 Should get your install up and running. Dru On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, J R wrote: > Hello All, > > Help! > > 36 hours ago I purchased the 4 CD/ROM freeBSD 3.1 w/book. I have spent the last 20 hours trying to get the system to reboot properly...err! I keep getting an "kernel panic" just after "syncing disks" when trying to load drive 1 "wd0s1a. > > I have evil WinNT-4.0 on drive 1 & freeBSD on drive 2. AMD-mmx 200, 64MB RAM, Asus MB, 13.1GB HD-NT4.0 Server, 3.1GB HD FreeBSD, 3Com-905 NIC... > > I removed Linux from drive 2 and installed freeBSD there. everything was going GREAT with the Linux / NT combo...I just wanted to upgrade to FreeBSD. > > I have tried every booting sequence combination available...but yours...! > I have re-partitioned every combination I could fathom....removed and added MBR and all that good stuff!!! > > No matter what combination I still can't get any FreeBSD boot loader to become active. I have to force the BIOS to load only from drive 2 "D". Then FreeBSD loads...gets to the syncing disks...looks for drive "0" and crashes on the spot!...error prompt say it will now reboot in a few seconds...and it does...over and over and over. > > I am on my 14th repartition and reload of FreeBSD. I have tried the "Live File System" but that too is a waste of time. > > I have even tried using the "NT 4.0 Loader" to select FreeBSD from that...NT is stupid and says it does not allow this even though the arrangement is correct. > > PLEASE help...I'm running out of patience. > > > JR > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message