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Date:      Fri, 01 Dec 2000 20:05:10 +0100
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        Ana Romero <anar@ees2.oulu.fi>
Cc:        freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problems after installing
Message-ID:  <3A27F666.6060809@i-clue.de>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.30.0012011010410.26482-100000@stekt49>

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Ana Romero wrote:

> Probably, you have seen this question but it can be answered and everyb=
ody
> tells me to ask here.
>=20
> Hello!
>=20
> After installing FreeBSD 4.0., I try to boot from
> the hard disk, but the boot manager prompt prints:
> Loading FreeBSD
> L?
>=20
> at the boot menu. What can I do?
>=20
> I have Lilo boot manager installed. After printing "Loading FreeBSD L?"=
,
> the system is dead, I mean, keyboard doesn=B4t work and the system is n=
ot
> loaded.
> I have thought that it can be the geometry of the hard disk, but I have=

> changed putting the same as in BIOS and also no works.

Although it should be possible to have Lilo boot FreeBSD, most people=20
running FreeBSD prefer either BootEasy ot OS-BS. Both are available at=20
your local FreeBSD mirror in the tools directory.

Since I use both of them, I cannot tell you have to tweak Lilo (short=20
for Linux Loader ;) ) into behaving with FBSD.

HTH
-Christoph Sold



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