From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Dec 7 17:56: 4 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 7 17:56:01 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.hctc.com (mail.hctc.com [208.25.168.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09D8737B400 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:56:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from collin01 (hccs124.hctc.com [208.25.168.124]) by mail.hctc.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id RAA15392 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:55:57 -0800 Message-ID: <000801c060ba$5cf7c860$9fcdfea9@collin01> From: "Liberat0r" To: Subject: boot help Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:58:28 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C06077.4DAF9060" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C06077.4DAF9060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am sure you have heard this a million times but.... when I installed freebsd 3.x from the 3rd edition of "the complete freeBSD" book the installer told me that it couldn't format root and it was quitting, it = said it left an error log. when I boot up my system ( with all compliant hardware) I get to the boot manager's boot: prompt and it says I have 1 option f1 for free bsd, yet when I try to boot typing in freeBSD or = pressing f1, it says no /boot/loader yet I installed the boot loader on = installation, ( I even reinstalled to be sure). I really want to set up freebsd and = play with it so I would appreciate some help in this matter. if you need more specifics please email me back. I have a 4 gb Maxtor and a p2 300 with = and Intel 440 bx mobo all the hardware worked fine with redhat 6.0 and 7.0 oh and yes i have read the newbie faq at freebsd.org and i dont know if = i jsut skimmed over it or i dont understand or what but i couldnt find an answer there thanks for your time greene@hctc.com ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C06077.4DAF9060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am sure you have heard this a million = times=20 but.... when I installed
freebsd 3.x from the 3rd edition of "the = complete=20 freeBSD" book the
installer told me that it couldn't format root and = it was=20 quitting, it said
it left an error  log. when I boot up my = system ( with=20 all compliant
hardware)  I get to the boot manager's boot: = prompt and it=20 says I have 1
option f1 for free bsd, yet when I try to boot typing = in=20 freeBSD or pressing
f1, it says no /boot/loader yet I installed the = boot=20 loader on installation,
( I even reinstalled to be sure). I really = want to=20 set up freebsd and play
with it so I would appreciate some help in = this=20 matter. if you need more
specifics please email me back. I have a 4 = gb Maxtor=20 and a p2 300 with and
Intel 440 bx mobo all the hardware worked fine = with=20 redhat 6.0 and 7.0
 oh and yes i have read the newbie faq at = freebsd.org=20 and i dont know if i
jsut skimmed over it or i dont understand or = what but i=20 couldnt find an
answer there


thanks for your = time
 
greene@hctc.com
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