Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:15:36 +0200 From: Jesper =?iso-8859-1?Q?Blomstr=F6m?= <jeppe@partitur.se> To: Val Kilmer <malaclypse@diogenes.ionet.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bootmanager Message-ID: <3789B238.3CC4FE49@partitur.se> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907120358590.6455-100000@diogenes.ionet.net>
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Val Kilmer wrote: > This is REALLY weird. You may want to try doing a 'sh MAKEDEV wd0' as > root, but that does seem kind of risky. I'd only really try that if no one > else is able to make any other suggestions. > > Sorry I couldn't be of more help, > > Cory. > > On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Maurice Satijn wrote: > > > > > > What are the FreeBSD device names for them? (ex: /dev/wd0s1 /dev/wd1s1) > > > Also, do you have a CDROM attached to this thing somewhere? > > > Finally, is your one HD mounted as primary master? > > > > 1 harddrive (IDE) at which: > > > > 1 unused (size 63) > > 1 primary dos partition 1834M /dev/wd0s1 > > 1 freebsd partition 1996M /dev/wd0s2 > > 1 unused (size 3024) > > > > CDROM is attached, in BIOS is HD primary master, CDROM secondary. > > > > the unused parts cannot be changed. > > > > > > > > > Things to know: how many hard drives do you have, and what are the > > > > > partitions (not freebsd slices) on them. > > > > > > > > > > Cory. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Maurice Satijn wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > l.s. > > > > > > > > > > > > The freebsd bootmanager gives the following boot-menu after installing dos > > > > > > and freebsd: > > > > > > > > > > > > f1 dos > > > > > > f2 freebsd > > > > > > f5 drive 0 > > > > > > > > > > > > If i now want to boot dos or bsd, i first have to choose f5, after which > > > > > > the following menu appears (f1 or f2 does not work at this stage): > > > > > > > > > > > > f1 dos > > > > > > f2 freebsd > > > > > > > > > > > > Now it is possible to boot both dos and bsd. > > > > > > Reinstalling the bootmanager does not change anything. > > > > > > What goes wrong with the installation of the bootmanager and how do I fix > > > > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > > > > Maurice Satijn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Why would this operation be risky? Does it do anything else than making files? Thanks for your fast reply! / Jeppe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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