Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:31:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "R.Mason" <rmcelt@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot Problems on Installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000925153006.79564C-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <39CFA67A.CB8EF436@worldnet.att.net>
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On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, R.Mason wrote: > When installing 'FreeBSD 4.0 according to chapter 5 of the Complete > FreeBSD , on rebooting my screen reads as follows: > > F1 FreeBSD > > Default: F1 > > No /boot/loader > > >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot: > No /kernel > > >>FreeBSD/i386 Boot > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot:_ > > I've repeatedly checked that the disk geometry and translation mode is > correct in the bios and that the correct geometry is reflected in the > Fdisk utility and that the BSD slice is set bootable. Yet at reboot the > same screen always appears. I'm attempting to install on a P60 with 24mb > RAM and a 420mb IDE h/d. I beleive the the BSD kernel version is 3.1. > Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. I have had a similar problem on a 3.4-R (upgraded from 2.2.6 -> 3.0) Try typing '/boot/loader' at the boot prompt. That's what I have to do, and from there on, it works fine. -- Matthew Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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