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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
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