From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Oct 12 23:53:00 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA23396 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 12 Oct 1997 23:53:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from osabs01.inet.att.co.kr (osabs01.inet.att.co.kr [203.248.199.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA23391 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 1997 23:52:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rjensen@inet.att.co.kr) Received: from default (osaba02-61.inet.att.co.kr [203.248.199.149]) by osabs01.inet.att.co.kr (8.8.5/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA19051; Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:49:17 +0900 (GMT) From: "Ronald P. Jensen" To: "Doug White" Cc: Subject: Re: Help needed on install from DOS partition Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:54:58 +1100 Message-ID: <01bcd794$27faa2c0$95c7f8cb@default> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thanks Doug... I figured out that "A" partitioned the drive. I am still having one problem though. I can't get the system to boot. I installed the system as the directions state...with the boot manager...etc. But when I get out to try to run it..or boot it as it may. I get nothing but the original Windows default. I looked at the hardward.txt that is included. But I assigned the drive geometry...etc. And still no sign of hitting F1 etc... to start OS boot up once the machine is turned on and goes through the ususal startup. Is there another program..such as System Commander that I need to access the FreeBSD environment? To: Ronald P. Jensen Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Monday, October 13, 1997 5:03 PM Subject: Re: Help needed on install from DOS partition >On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Ronald P. Jensen wrote: > >> I check for information on the installation from a DOS partition in >> the FAQ and the mail archive(couldn't access). > >The mail archive was probably being updated when you tried. > >> I ftp'd BSD down onto my second harddrive (D:) and intend to install on >> (E:) a 1.9 gig partition. I get the setup program to recognize the >> freeBSD partition and it asks me from where to install. That seems to >> work ok....however it starts asking for the root directory "/" and >> "/var" and so on...I understand on UNIX where this are...but is there >> some creation step that I am missing that I must do first to the >> partition. I am a novice when it comes to installation...so help would >> be appreciated..... > >/ and /var are UNIX constructions for various filesystems. You should >have gone into the disklabel editor and created these, or hit `A' to >create them for you. > >Doug White | University of Oregon >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > >