Date: Wed, 4 Jan 1995 14:15:16 MST From: steve@khoros.unm.edu (Steven Jorgensen) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Boot install problems Message-ID: <9501042115.AA10384@borris.khoros.unm.edu>
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I posted a message several days ago that I was having problems getting the multiboot working on my system. My system is configured as sd0 with freebsd, sd1 dos, and sd2 a combination of both freebsd and dos partitions. After a couple of suggestions and some ideas I got from reading this list, I figured that my problems with the multiboot were probably due to the fact that the geometry in dos and freebsd were not agreeing. So, I back'ed up my disk, and prepared to start over with the install with a correct disk geometry. So, I dug out my drive manual, and ran pfdisk in dos and set the geometry of the disk to what it is supposed to be. I also made sure that my adaptec's auto mapping of drives > 1GB option was off. After setting the geometry in dos, I booted of the boot floppy, and ran the install program. From fdisk here, I set the geometry to the same as I set it from pfdisk in dos. Then I proceeded to make my /, swap, /usr, and user partions and it got to the point where it told me to remove the boot floppy and reboot. When I did this the boot stops when it accesses the hard disk. No error message at all, it just sits there forever. So, appearently I've messed up the geometry really bad now.. :) So, my question is, "What am I doing wrong?" Should low level the disk and start from a blank slate? Are the real numbers provided in my hd manual not the correct ones? Does this boot menu program require a human sacrifice? :) A friend of mine has gone through the install on a < 1GB drive, and all this stuff just worked for him, so I'm thinking it has something to do with the fact the partion layout stuff just doesn't work on a hd that is too big. Has anyone that is using a > 1GB disk gotten this multiboot thingy to work? Any help appreciated. Steve -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Steven Jorgensen | Khoral Research Inc. steve@khoros.unm.edu | 6001 Indian School, Suite 200 (505) 837-6500 | Albuquerque, NM 87110 ------------------------+------------------------------------ This Space for Rent. | URL: http://www.khoros.unm.edu -------------------------------------------------------------
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