Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:45:36 -0600 From: danl@solvnet.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.9, 5.1 boot failure after install Message-ID: <3FED54C0.26110.8BED6C@localhost> In-Reply-To: <44isk2s3c6.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <3FEC133C.11489.27764D@localhost>
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Hi, I've tried both methods. Letting the install program WRITE to FDISK upon completion and writing directly after making the partitions and setting the labels. Writing during the install gives the prompt that on new installs the routine will write later, do I really want to do it now. When I click yes I get the prompt that it is successfully written. I assume that when I return to fdisk it will show a current setting (ie. active or not). Is the install operating on a ramdisk doing a final write on completion? I read one place that a person had the same problem and installed redhat successfully then reinstalled FreeBSD and the geometry was changed in fdisk. Is there a geometry issue? thanks, Dan To: danl@solvnet.net Copies to: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Send reply to: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.9, 5.1 boot failure after install From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Date sent: 27 Dec 2003 10:11:21 -0500 > danl@solvnet.net writes: > > > Hello, > > > > I had 4.9 release working and did a clean install of 5.1 release over > > the 4.9 and ended up with boot failure after install. Using allBSD > > partition and standard MBR I get a missing operating system error. If I > > use the FreeBSD boot I just get "default F1" and a beep. Now trying to > > install the 4.9 gives the same results. > > > > I'm using a Mylex DAC960ptl (accelraid 250) with the primary disk > > setup as JBOD. I set the bootable disk as active but everytime I go > > back to config fdisk the flag is not set. > > > > I then upgraded and flashed the RAID card, reformatted the disks and > > tried a 4.9 install, again with the same results. > > > > Is there an issue with the DAC card geometry or BIOS? Or a subtle > > quirk that isn't documented yet? > > Sounds more like you're not using the option to actually write out the > results to disk. (W)rite, maybe?
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