From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 17 9:32:47 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAF3514DA3 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:32:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (pix.gdl.megared.net.mx [207.249.162.253]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA29820; Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:31:36 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <003401bf48b4$bac8d3e0$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Duke Normandin" <01031149@3web.net> Cc: References: <005101bf47e9$6ab71a40$cd99c5d1@webserver> Subject: RE: cant boot Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:32:45 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Duke, Ok, lets try something, first of all I have checked the right way of doing it, the syntaxes of the line its "set root_disk_unit=2" without the quotes, then write "boot". And for using a boot floppy to boot the system, you will have to try the following (because I cant test it right now), first create the 3.3Release kern.flp boot floppy ( "c:\fdimage -v kern.flp a:" ), then boot your FBSD server (like always), and mount the disk in it "mount /dev/fd0 /floppy" then "cd /floppy/boot", and edit the loader.rc file "vi loader.rc", and try just this two lines in your file: set root_disk_unit=2 autoboot 5 Then, just unmount your disk and try it, it should work (I have never done it), you can play around this if this doesnt work. I Hope this Helps... Merry Xmas Ales ----- Original Message ----- From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Alejandro Ramirez Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:15 AM Subject: Re: cant boot > Hi.... > > | Try to hit a key when the system ask you at boot time, and then > write |(if my memory doesnt fail me) set root_device=2, or something > like that |type help to see the right way of doing it, the type boot > and you are |done, but dont forget to write the same thing into > /boot/loader.rc file, |in order to continue booting correctly your > system. > > I wonder if you would be so kind as to help me with a small matter? I > posted twice to fbsd-questions and did not get a reply. > > I have a similar problem as the one you replied to above. I have a > 486DX2-66/20M RAM. wd0 has win95 with Ontrack Drive Overlay in the > MBR. wd1 has FBSD 3.3-Release - boot manager *not* installed because > it trashes Ontrack. > I boot FBSD by inserting boot.flp in fd0 and at the first appearance > of | , I type 1:wd(1,a)/kernel. It works! I want to created an > "automatic" boot disk, so that I don't have to do any typing. I tried > typing what you suggested above, but it did not work for me for my > problem. Would you suggest a solution please? > > I thank you in advance and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas > and all the best in the New Year/Millenium. > > > Felice Navidad........duke > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message