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Date:      Sun, 01 Nov 1998 12:04:41 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
Cc:        Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Subject:   Re: Installing (Last one for tonight) 
Message-ID:  <199811012004.MAA05384@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Nov 1998 17:13:21 GMT." <Pine.BSF.4.01.9811011709280.367-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> 

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> On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Simon Shapiro wrote:
> > Please elaborate on the ``not made bootable'' part. I finished the install
> > (like I said elsewhere) and am terrified that it will not reboot (took many
> > hours to install ftp...)
> 
> You need to type something like this before shutting down:
> 
> 	# disklabel -B -b /usr/mdec/boot1 /dev/rda0c
> 	# cp /usr/mdec/loader /boot

You forgot to copy boot2 from/to the same location.  This will lead to 
a mild disaster (although you can boot the install kernel, not change 
the floppy so the mfsroot.gz load fails, and it will come up using the 
harddisk as root).

-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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