Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 12:34:07 -0400 From: Matt Penna <mdp1261@rit.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with installation! Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20011004122403.036e5ec0@vmspop.rit.edu> In-Reply-To: <1711826726.20011004193852@hotbox.ru>
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At 07:38 PM 10/4/01 +0400, you wrote:
>I've tried to solve these problems. As for the answers on my questions
>- it seems to me that several people didn't understand me correctly.
>Let me explain again:
>1) Disk1 (Install) - is the CD disk (not floppy) made from ISO image
>(4.4-install.iso). And it's not bootable. I can't explain this. Maybe
>you can?
>[...]
>3) As for the floppies... hmm... floppy with kernel isn't identified
>as bootable - strange but real
Hunter,
This is a guess, but without more information its the best I can do. It's
possible your system is set to boot from the hard disk first, without
checking either the floppy drive or CD-ROM for bootable media. That's the
only way I can explain the non-bootable floppy, aside from the possibility
of a damaged disk. If you can boot with other floppies, and you're sure the
BSD boot floppy you're using is 100% good, I have no other suggestions.
As for your CD-ROM, similar suggestion - make sure the BIOS is set to check
the CD-ROM for a bootable disc before it checks the hard disk. If you have
a machine made in the last 4 years, it's almost certain you can boot from
the CD-ROM. Look for a setting that lets you change the device boot order
and make sure the CD-ROM comes before drive 'C.'
If your machine is an older Pentium-class (or earlier) system and you have
not updated the BIOS, it's probable that booting from CD-ROM is simply not
supported by your system.
So,
1) Check your BIOS for the device boot order.
2) If you can't boot from CD, make sure your floppies are fully formatted
and have no bad sectors prior to copying the kern.flp and mfsroot.flp disk
images.
I wish you luck.
Matt
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