Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:40:01 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot process Message-ID: <199905252040.WAA30048@greenpeace.grondar.za>
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> Mark Murray wrote: > > > > If I play around (Hit F5 or space or enter), I get "Invalid partition" > > errors. Hitting enter at that stage gets me a Boot: prompt. The only > > thing that gets an actial boot is typing 0:da(1,a)/boot/loader. Then > > both disks are visible and fine. Both disks have had fdisk -b and > > disklabel -B done to them. > > What happens if you press F1? <beep> > And on the help message of the second stage prompt, what does it > claims to be the default? F5 gives F1 FreeBSD F5 Disk 0 (or whatever) F1 gives <beep> <playing games - Spacebar/Return> Gives Boot: With a default of 1:da(1,a)/boot/loader If I type 0:da(1,a)/boot/loader it boots. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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