Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:49:38 -0500 From: "Benjamin Sher" <delphi123@zebra.net> To: "Alex Zbyslaw" <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: After Install -- Where is FreeBSD? Message-ID: <008901c575c0$6e632890$6401a8c0@dell1> References: <000801c575bb$bcb3a0b0$6401a8c0@dell1> <42B6FD0D.9070001@centtech.com> <42B6FFBF.9000605@dial.pipex.com>
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Dear Alex and friends: Thanks a million. And what a relief! Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Zbyslaw" <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: "Benjamin Sher" <delphi123@zebra.net> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: Re: After Install -- Where is FreeBSD? > Benjamin Sher wrote: > > >> Dear friends: > >> All that's missing now is FreeBSD. After completing my install, I > >> exited. FreeBSD exited normally, then rebooted. But no sign of > >> FreeBSD. Instead, Windows came up. I do recall choosing to have a > >> boot manager but never actually saw the screen and boot-up options. > >> So, I went back into Free BSD by switching back to the CD in my Bios, > >> but that's as far as I dare go on my own. What should I do? Am I > >> missing something? > > > I don't know why the boot manager isn't installed, but it's very easy to > install it again. Boot from the CD, select Post Installation Config, > then select the disk Label editor. Pick the first slice and make it > bootable (S) then W to write you changes and you are asked if you want > to install the boot manager. Say yes. > > Quit out and reboot, taking out the CD. While I'm getting things to > work I usually leave the floppy and CD as BIOS boot options before the > hard disk. Once I know it all works, I fix the BIOS to look for the > disk first. If you don't have a bootable CD or floppy in the drive, > then the system boots from disk. > > This is from memory, but I'm pretty sure it's correct. As long as you > do nothing other than making a slice bootable, then you should do no damage. > > --Alex > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 > >
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