Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:25:42 -0600 From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Robert Golovniov <g-r-v@ukr.net> Subject: Re: Deskpro 575 - second try Message-ID: <200404020825.42441.algould@datawok.com> In-Reply-To: <200404012135.i31LZHbS088216@gw.core> References: <200404012135.i31LZHbS088216@gw.core>
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On Thursday 01 April 2004 12:58 pm, Robert Golovniov wrote: > Hello freebsd-questions, > > I am trying to install 5.2 on an older Deskpro 575 machine. I've > changed the BIOS configuration so that it allows me to use a 80GB > disk. Fine. Installation complains a bit about the way BIOS > determines the disk geometry and then suggests its own settings. OK, > I go for it. I use the whole disk, create respective mount points, > install standard boot loader, a desired distribution along with > additional packages, configure X server and other things and then > reboot. And they I get that "Non-system disk or disk error" message. > Is there any way I can boot normaly into the fresh FreeBSD > installation? Have you tried: 1. Do a quick test install into an 8GB slice. 2. Install the FreeBSD boot loader. Best of luck, Andrew Gould
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