From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 21:21:31 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 194B116A4CE for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:21:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f80.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B32F743D54 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:21:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:21:28 -0800 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 05:21:27 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] X-Sender: crollins666@hotmail.com From: "clayton rollins" To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 05:21:27 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Dec 2003 05:21:28.0438 (UTC) FILETIME=[C6EC9160:01C3CE94] cc: parmar@mindspring.com 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 05:21:31 -0000 On Dec. 29, 2003, 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? > Ritesh, A number of things could cause this. I'm going to assume you've not done anything like leave a floppy or cd in the drive and not set your BIOS to not boot from it. In the case that your disk is screwed: your disk is screwed. Sorry, but that's the fact. With a little help from -questions you may be able to recover it. (hint, hint.) FreeBSD really is a wonderful and stable system, and I'm beginning to have questions about the disk you're installing it to. As for recovering from a power outage, I've had it happen many times and have never lost the OS because of it. With 4.x, you may lose data that you were currently working on; 5.x should be able to recover even that, since it keeps 'soft-updates' of open files. Normally, all that is required is to fsck the filesystems, as they weren't unmounted properly, and freebsd does it automatically on the next boot. I hope that you get your problem fixed, Regards, Clayton PS. please do word your titles and writing differently, you are kind of begging to get flamed. I would also caution you against it, as the problems aren't likely caused by the OS, but by circumstance, hardware, or even your own ignorance (as has been my experience :) ). _________________________________________________________________ Tired of slow downloads? Compare online deals from your local high-speed providers now. https://broadband.msn.com