From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 00:42:48 2005 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 4A07116A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 00:42:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp815.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp815.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.170.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DBE2B43D2F for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 00:42:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from donaldj1066@fastmail.fm) Received: from unknown (HELO pres7000.mylan.net) (donaldj@ameritech.net@69.212.18.245 with plain) by smtp815.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 6 Feb 2005 00:42:46 -0000 From: "Donald J. O'Neill" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 18:41:51 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <6.2.1.2.2.20050205170724.00c56c78@cheyenne.wixb.com> <42055475.5020807@cis.strath.ac.uk> <6.2.1.2.2.20050205172020.00c5db48@cheyenne.wixb.com> In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20050205172020.00c5db48@cheyenne.wixb.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200502051841.51520.donaldj1066@fastmail.fm> cc: Chris Hodgins cc: "J.D. Bronson" Subject: Re: repost of boot issue on 5.3 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, 06 Feb 2005 00:42:48 -0000 On Saturday 05 February 2005 05:20 pm, J.D. Bronson wrote: > At 05:19 PM 2/5/2005, Chris Hodgins wrote: > >J.D. Bronson wrote: > >>No one responded - I am sure someone out there knows what the deal > >> is here... I did a full install from CDROM on a fresh new clean > >> drive. Freebsd is the ONLY OS on the drive. And i used the entire > >> drive. I selected the standard boot manager (not the freebsd > >> one)... Hi J.D. As I read what you've said above, it appears that the problem is that you don't have a boot manager installed on the hard drive. The manual says that for what you have - one hard drive, only FreeBSD - you don't need the FreeBSD boot manager. However, if you did have the FreeBSD boot manager installed, it would boot up the way you want. Mine does. > >> and all the install went fine. This is what I see when I > >> reboot after install: > >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > >>Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader > >>boot: > >> > >>..and it JUST SITS there. If I hit the return key, it will boot up > >> into the beastie menu and boot fine. How can I get this machine to > >> boot up on its OWN? On the other hand, how long are you waiting before becoming impatient and hitting return? > >>The boot startup sequence on the machine is HARD DRIVE THEN CDROM. > >>This is the only hard drive in the system. > >>Please if anyone knows how to fix this?? - A fresh install with a > >> fresh drive....and still no luck. > > > >This might give you a few ideas. :) > >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot-block > >s.html#BOOT-BOOT1 > > > >Chris > > I tried this (even tho a full install it SHOULD not be needed) and I > still get the same darn thing. I am really disappointed as I dont > know why its hanging. When you first set it up, did you make the drive bootable, then select no boot manager? -- Donald J. O'Neill donaldj1066@fastmail.fm I'm not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example.