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Subject: Re: invalid partition
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Margaret Nielsen wrote:

>I an trying to install 4.10 on an old Pentium with 2 small hdd. There was no operating system loaded so I don't know much about the box and not sure how to get any.  No problem with the kernel config.  Made just one partition.  Accepted the default labelling.  Selected option to use FreeBSD bootloader.  
>
>on reboot get:
>
>invalid partition
>invalid partition
>no /boot/loader
>
>  
>
>>>FreeBSD/i386/ Boot
>>>      
>>>
>Default: 1:ad(1,a)/kernel
>Boot:
>
>
>What I'm I doing wrong?   Where can I find some help?
>  
>

My first guess is you did not "Set Bootable" your partition while 
setting up the disk layout.
IIRC you have to do this manually, even if you use "auto defaults".


Michael