Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:35:45 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: GB/DEV - Doug Poland <doug.poland@omniresources.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 4.2R Installation problem -- Read Error Message-ID: <20010105223545.A1506@buffy.raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <DF5018B3C986D11196FF0060089A903C32CCAE@gbdev.omniresource.com>; from doug.poland@omniresources.com on Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 02:55:37PM -0600 References: <DF5018B3C986D11196FF0060089A903C32CCAE@gbdev.omniresource.com>
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On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 02:55:37PM -0600, GB/DEV - Doug Poland wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just completed an install of 4.2-RELEASE on a Gateway 266 PII. I went > through the entire config and install without a problem until it was > time to remove the install CD and reboot. > > After the bios and vga boot info appears, I get a screen refresh > and > > Read error > > as the only message. Sounds like a MBR problem? Anyone have a > solution other than re-install? > A few people have had this problem. The boot loader on 4.2 seems to be jinxed under certain circumstances. I have been through this exhaustively.. You have a choice: Choice 1: Select the standard mbr option as the boot method. Choice 2: Boot from CD or FD and load the newly installed kernel - then install grub, which works very well and is simple as can be to configure. Grub is in the ports. Good Luck Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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