From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 23 14:48:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA01484 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:48:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from myst.plaza.ds.adp.com (myst.plaza.ds.adp.com [139.126.16.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA01475 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:48:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from beckere@dallas.ds.adp.com) Received: from C106358 ([139.126.80.3]) by myst.plaza.ds.adp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA09114 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:21:34 -0800 Received: from user104x by C106358 (Automatic Data Processing Dealer Services/1.0) id AA16033; Mon, 23 Feb 98 16:21:55 -0600 Message-Id: <000d01bd40a9$029dd230$68507e8b@becker.dallas.ds.adp.com> From: "Ernie Becker" To: Subject: Boot Manager Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:18:45 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0" X-Priority: 3 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I loaded BSD on a 486. I Created a small 20 meg DOS partition. I = loaded CD drivers for a matshita CD-ROM and was able to run install = directly from the CD and install it in the remaining unused partition. = I skipped over the Active drivers screen, despite 23 conflicts. The = load was flawless. Once completed I wasn't sure how to make a smooth = exit from the install program. It's as if my only option was to Exit, = and answer the question are you sure you want to exit? Once I do, the = system reboots, and prompts me to answer F1 for DOS or F2 for BSD. = It'll take DOS, but won't take F2 for BSD. It keeps prompting me to set = the default. Do you know what's up? Ernie Becker ADP Dealer Services 2735 Stemmons Freeway, Floor 3 Dallas, TX 75207 800-669-6660 Main 214-688-6130 Direct 800-6pageme Pager ernman@writeme.com (alternate email address) ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I loaded BSD on a = 486.  I=20 Created a small 20 meg DOS partition.  I loaded CD drivers for a = matshita=20 CD-ROM and was able to run install directly from the CD and install it = in the=20 remaining unused partition.  I skipped over the Active drivers = screen,=20 despite 23 conflicts.  The load was flawless.  Once completed = I wasn't=20 sure how to make a smooth exit from the install program.  It's as = if my=20 only option was to Exit, and answer the question are you sure you want = to=20 exit?  Once I do, the system reboots, and prompts me to answer F1 = for DOS=20 or F2 for BSD.  It'll take DOS, but won't take F2 for BSD.  It = keeps=20 prompting me to set the default.  Do you know what's = up?
 
 
Ernie Becker
ADP = Dealer=20 Services
2735 Stemmons Freeway, Floor 3
Dallas, TX=20 75207
800-669-6660  Main
214-688-6130 =20 Direct
800-6pageme  Pager
ernman@writeme.com  = (alternate email=20 address)
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