From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 17 23:42:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9DB916A4CE for ; Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:42:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thalia.otenet.gr (mailsrv.otenet.gr [195.170.0.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0881B43D2F for ; Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:42:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from gothmog.gr (patr530-a106.otenet.gr [212.205.215.106]) by thalia.otenet.gr (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i3I6giQ4003897 for ; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:42:48 +0300 (EEST) Received: from gothmog.gr (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.gr (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i3I5UtRE043077 for ; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 08:30:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.gr (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i3I5UtQd043076; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 08:30:55 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 08:30:53 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: nestor Message-ID: <20040418053053.GA42968@gothmog.gr> References: <40820262.7030004@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40820262.7030004@verizon.net> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsd 5 install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 06:42:56 -0000 On 2004-04-18 00:21, nestor wrote: > today ran thru install using entire 2nd HD for bsd 5.0 by foolowing FREE > BSD UNLEASHED 2nd ed. it seemed pretty straight forward. but after > install did not boot into bsd. boot loader options were to come up > after i initially said do nothing now when disk 2 was picked for > install. but the later oppotunity never came up. xp is on disk 1 and bsd > on 2nd. expected equivalent of lilo or grub to load on mbr of 1st disk > but no such luck. what about a boot floppy option? this would be less > nerve racking. no error messages came up only congatulations. i use dsl > for internet connexn and not on any networks. just tying to learn. any > ideas? thnx. a boot floppy would sure help so as not to damage winxp. You can always use your installation CDROM as a boot floopy and/or resque disk for such 'problems'. Just boot from the CDROM and interrupt the boot process at the spinning '/' character stage by pressing SPACE. You should see a prompt like this: >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel boot: Instead of pressing RETURN to boot the default kernel, type this at the 'boot:' prompt: 1:ad(1,a)/boot/loader This should bring up your /boot/loader from the second ATA disk. The rest of the booting process is relatively easy, so I think you'll manage alright. If not, keep notes and mail us again :-) - Giorgos