Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:42:11 -0600 From: Tracy Phillips <tphilips@usa.net> To: freebsd-install@freebsd.org Subject: Help with no bootable partion Message-ID: <32DD16F3.63E9@usa.net>
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hi all, i have had FreeBSD installed before (about last week). I can install it just fine now (it appears to install anyway), i just can not boot it at all. Let me give you kind souls a description of my computer and see if you can help. I will try to speak in FreeBSD terms whenever i can its all still pretty new to me (if you know linux terms i know those a little better when dealing with harddrives). I have 3 harddrives set up as so: /dev/wd0 Windows95 IBM OEM Disk 540 MB 1049 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t /dev/wd1 Where i propose to keep FreeBSD Western Digital Caviar 3100 1083 MB 2100 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t /dev/wd2s1 LiNUX /dev/wd2s2 MSDOS Vfat partition Maxtor Model 7540RV 540 MB (or there abouts) 1046 cyl 16 heads 63 sec/t All of the harddrive info came dirctley off of the Harddrives themselves so i will assume it to be correct. But then again we all know about ASS U ME ing something :) When I go into the FreeBSD's Disk Labeler (or whatever its called) I push a to use the entire disk. Then i select yes when it asks me if i want to keep this compatible with other operating systems (Does it matter what i select if im using the whole disk for FreeBSD?). I then use the auto defaults for the disk partitions and this is what i get: / 32mb UFS Y <none> 42mb Swap /var 320mb UFS Y /usr 929mb UFS Y I then select q and select my packages and where i want them installed. Every thing appears to go fine until i try to boot from System Commander (which i have also used before). I get "No Bootable Partition". Now back hat the disk labeler thing should i make the FreeBSD partition Active by pushing s or will this interfere with my other operating systems. At the Boot selctor options i have tried them all and none seems to work. What can i do or am i doing something wrong when i try to install the OS. I do not mind how my drives are configured as long as FreeBSD ends up on the Western Digital one. What is the exact syntax that i need to use to boot from the floopy dirve? i have tried this but it gives me a syntax wrong or something to that effect. Also of note to whoever reads this i am starting to mess around with some HTML and have a FreeBSD Page starting to Brew. It is at: http://www.netten.net/~tphilips please check it out and send me a note about what you think so far, or what would be good to add. I would like a page of relevent FreeBSD links since they are so hard to find on the WWW. Its not much now but i would like to add more if there is much interest. Pass along the yerl (thats southern) if you don't mind. Thank you so much for your time, Tracy Phillips tphilips@cedar.netten.net
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