Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 00:23:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: admin@netshop.com.au Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot Error Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980610002334.295R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <357967D0.68B30ED4@ccon.com.au>
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On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Louis Elias Gourvelos wrote: > Hi there > I have a little problem, well I think it is..... > I can not get my hard drive to boot after doing the Novice installation > of the OS 2.2.6 which I purchased the cd-roms fromWlnut Creek. > I set the partition to dangerous mode, as I want the pc to be a totally > stand alone freeBSD and I check that the settings are correct for the > partition > CA>= > I believe that means the partition is active properly aligned etc.... > then I select an automatic selection for the partion as far as where / > and swp's and user directories etc........... > and then it goes through it's merry little way and copies files to the > hdd etc finally it finishes and I exit the install it then prompts me to > remove the floppy and it will reboot. > So I do > but then I get boot error > I tried various combinations but it appears as though I am missing > something in a big way. Your BIOS does not support dedicated mode disks. Reinstall FreeBSD, and select to keep the partition table compatible with other OSs. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major NOTICE: Make sure your mailer replies to dwhite@resnet or I won't get it! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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