From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Feb 3 11:48:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA21610 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:48:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from subcellar.mwci.net (subcellar.mwci.net [205.254.160.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA21601 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 11:48:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbutt@mwci.net) Received: from localhost (localhost.internet4all.net [127.0.0.1]) by subcellar.mwci.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA12126; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:48:12 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:48:11 -0600 (CST) From: "James D. Butt" To: MegaFred cc: freebsd mailing list Subject: Re: Missing Operating System! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" > After many attempts at installing FreeBSD on a bootable 9-gig scsi drive > (Quantum ATLAS II XP391000, one 2-gig FreebSD partition with the automatic > labeling scheme), I constantly get an error message saying "Missing > Operating System". This happens only when doing the "standard" boot > method, rather then using the boot loader. When I use the boot loader, I > just get the F? prompt. I'm using the correct geometry as specified in > the Quantum Manuals (setting the geometry in the fdisk util). > > Anyone have a quantum 9-gig whos had a similar experience and been able to > solve it? We have found that you have to make the boot partition under 1024 Cylnders and it works fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- James D. Butt 'J.D.' Network Engineer Voice 319-557-8463 Network Operations Center Fax 319-557-9771 MidWest Communications, Inc. Pager 319-557-6347 241 Main St. noc@mwci.net Dubuque, IA 52001 jbutt@mwci.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drive defensively. Buy a tank.