Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:16:16 +0000 (GMT) From: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@Dataplex.NET> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Free BSD and Windows Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980421191234.11223A-100000@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> In-Reply-To: <l03130305b162d19fb022@[208.2.87.6]>
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yes, you need to use /stand/sysintall to install a "Standard MBR" and NOT "FreeBSD Booteasy". no PR. -Alfred On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Richard Wackerbarth wrote: > At 5:12 PM -0500 4/21/98, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > >People have been either quite happy or very displeased with > >"booteasy" > > Speaking of this boot program..... > I just built a system "from scratch" with the > recent 3.0-SNAP. > > I just ran into some unexpected behavior. > I'm trying to set up a "headless machine" > It obvoiusly has a kbd interface, but I > do not supply the keyboard. > Similarly, I may (or may not) have a CRT > and video card. > > With kbd & video, it works just fine. > However, in order to get it to even try > to boot without a keyboard, I have to tell > the bios that it is not required. > > With thaqt setting, I get into the boot blocks > as expected. I get to "Default: F1" and it hangs > uptil I plug in a keyboard. Only then does it > proceed to the Boot: prompt. > > On my old P-5, I could boot without a keyboard. > > Am I doing something wrong? > Does this deserve a "PR" ? > > Richard Wackerbarth > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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