Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 16:15:42 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD-alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Difficulties installing on alpha (was: Please-someone help me) Message-ID: <19990418161542.G37994@lemis.com>
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This has been hanging around in -questions for a few days without answers. Is it appropriate to redirect this sort of thing to -alpha? Greg ----- Forwarded message from Philip Rust <prust@post.cis.smu.edu> ----- > Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:44:58 -0500 (CDT) > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Precedence: bulk > Hi guys, > I am having a big problem that I have been working on for 2 > weeks. I am sure there is an easy solution, I am just not as Unix smart > as some of you. I have an AlphaStation 200 that I am trying to install > FreeBSD on with the alpha release on the 3.1 cdrom (i'm installing from > cdrom). I boot with the kern.flp and mfsboot.flp(?) and everything goes > okay so far. The installation menu comes up and I choose the beginners > installation and proceed. Basically, in the whole installation process, > I am never given an opportunity to choose how I want to boot from my hard > drive. Towards the end of the installation I get a message that says > something like: kernel copied okay, but unable to save boot -c changes. > (or something to that effect). So, at this point the installation > appears to be done, but for some reason I am taken back to the > installation menu. I then reboot and enter 'boot dka0' to boot from the > hard drive. Now, I had OpenBSD on this machine before FreeBSD, and when > I now try to boot from my hard drive, it still tries to boot OpenBSD (but > errors out). Apparently, during the FreeBSD installation nothing was > changed on the master boot record (i am guessing). So anyways, I then > boot with the fixit disk and take a look at the hard drive, and > everything for FreeBSD appears to be there - as if it installed correctly. > SOOO... my problem is: Why can't I boot into FreeBSD? What can I do to > fix this? > I'm sorry this email is so long, but this has been frustrating and I > wanted to give you guys as much information as possible. Thanks a bunch, > and I really hope you guys can help me. > PS. The whole installation process for me from cdrom didn't really fall in > line with what the instructions say it should be. THANKS GUYS > I will be crossing my fingers :) > > Philip Rust | rust@seas.smu.edu \/_/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ----- End forwarded message ----- -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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