From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 20:05:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 990AB16A4CE for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:05:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from rdsnet.ro (smtp.rdsnet.ro [62.231.74.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC29543D41 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:05:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from itetcu@apropo.ro) Received: (qmail 32594 invoked from network); 30 Dec 2003 04:05:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro) (81.196.25.19) by mail.rdsnet.ro with SMTP; 30 Dec 2003 04:05:33 -0000 Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:06:48 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu To: ritesh parmar Message-Id: <20031230060648.6e609068@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <3FF0F3B0.6080703@mindspring.com> References: <3FF0F3B0.6080703@mindspring.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.8claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing operating system message after neighborhood black out X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 04:05:36 -0000 On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:40:32 -0800 ritesh parmar wrote: > > > I posted a message a few days ago with the subject line "Why is Freebsd > so unstable". I've gotten Freebsd to work after i posted that message > but now i've got another problem. > > I came home today from work and found that the computer had been turned > off (power went out in the whole neighborhood). I turned on my computer > and now > i get a "Missing Operating System" message. Both Windows and linux can > normally recover after an abrupt shutdown. Can freebsd also recover or > do I have to re-install it every time the power goes out? No, so many of us run mission-critical servers on FreeBSD because it is completely unreliable. And we're forcing you to run it to lose all your data. I'm curious, did you tried to google for that message ? Are you sure the computer was in FreeBSD when the power got off ? Sure ? Do you blame FreeBSD, the other operating system or your boot loader ? The way you are formulating your messages it almost seems to me you do not want help, but just to annoy people who could help you set your system you. My 2c -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user