Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 19:18:16 -0400 From: "A. G. Nair" <agn_nair@yahoo.com> To: <newbies@freebsd.org>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Help with installing FreeBSD 4.3 on Laptop Message-ID: <002d01c108cd$79b4e260$7ab50241@jrsycty1.nj.home.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C108AB.E808B880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I'm trying to install and run FreeBSD 4.3 release on my Laptop 300 MHz Pentium II IBM ThinkPad 380Z 96MB RAM and 20GB Hard Drive This is a new blank Hard Drive and I've DDO(Dynamic Drive Overlay) by = Ontrack installed since the BIOS doesn't support drives over 8.4GB.=20 I have 3 partitions on the disk one for XOSL(Extended Operating System = Loader) and partition manager, the next one for DOS and the other two = for FreeBSD. I want to make the machine work as Windows 2000 and FreeBSD = dual-boot. Thought I'll install FreeBSD first and make it work and then = install Win2K once I get the config correctly. I chose not to install = Boot Manager since XOSL was installed. The problem is I cannot get FBSD = to boot after installation..... When I boot after installing it says the following messages: Not ufs Not ufs No /boot/loader >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal boot: Not ufs No /kernal >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal boot: I tried typing all combinations on the boot prompt but it always says = "Not ufs". It doesn't seem to me like a problem with the disk geometry. = I tried running the fixit floppy and mounted the ad0s3 slice. There are = files called loader, boot0, boot1 and boot2 under the /boot directory. = Does anyone have any idea how I can make this work? What am I doing = wrong here?? Please help...... Thanks in advance... Nair Additional Info about the hard drive---- The FreeBSD fdisk screen looks like below: FDisk Disk name: ad0 Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080 = Sectors(19077MB) Offset Size(ST) End Name PType Desc = Subtype Flags -63 126 62 - 6 = unused 0 =20 63 45297 45359 ad0s1 1 = unknown 120 =20 45360 1028160 1073519 ad0s2 2 fat = 6 1073520 1013040 2086559 ad0s3 3 freebsd = 165 C 2086560 2615760 4702319 ad0s4 3 freebsd = 165 =20 4702320 34367697 39070016 - 6 unused = 0 During installation I configured slices in DiskLabel Editor screen as = follows: Disklabel Editor Disk: ad0 Partition name: ad0s3 Free: 0 blocks (0MB) Disk: ad0 Partition name: ad0s4 Free: 0 blocks (0MB) Part Mount Size Newfs =20 ad0s2 <none> 502MB DOS ad0s3a / 494MB Y ad0s4b swap 384MB Y ad0s4e /var 50MB Y ad0s4f /usr 843MB Y View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as below: Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2584 Cyls x 240 Heads x 63 Sectors ] using LBA # Type Row File System Type Starting(CHS) = Ending(CHS) Partition Size(KB) 0 MBR Master Boot Record 0x0x1 = 0x0x1 0 1 Pri Unused 0x0x2 = 0x0x63 31 2 Pri 1 QNY 4.x 0x1x1 = 2x239x63 22,648 3 >Pri 2 DOS FAT-16 3x0x1 = 70x239x63 514,080 4 Pri 3 FreeBSD 71x0x1 = 37x239x63 506,520 5 Pri 4 FreeBSD 138x0x1 = 310x239x63 1,307,880 6 Pri Unused 311x0x1 = 2583x238x63 17,183,848 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C108AB.E808B880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4613.1700" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm trying to install and run FreeBSD 4.3 release on my = Laptop</DIV> <DIV>300 MHz Pentium II IBM ThinkPad 380Z</DIV> <DIV>96MB RAM and 20GB Hard Drive</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This is a new blank Hard Drive and I've DDO(Dynamic Drive = Overlay) by=20 Ontrack installed since the BIOS doesn't support drives over 8.4GB. = </DIV> <DIV>I have 3 partitions on the disk one for XOSL(Extended Operating = System=20 Loader) and partition manager, the next one for DOS and the = other two=20 for FreeBSD. I want to make the machine work as Windows 2000 and FreeBSD = dual-boot. Thought I'll install FreeBSD first and make it work and then = install=20 Win2K once I get the config correctly. I chose not to install Boot = Manager since=20 XOSL was installed. The problem is I cannot get FBSD to boot after=20 installation.....</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>When I boot after installing it says the following messages:</DIV> <DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>No /boot/loader</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>boot:</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>No /kernal</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>boot:</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV>I tried typing all combinations on the boot prompt but it always = says "Not=20 ufs". It doesn't seem to me like a problem with the disk = geometry. =20 I tried running the fixit floppy and mounted the ad0s3 slice. There = are=20 files called loader, boot0, boot1 and boot2 under the /boot directory. = Does=20 anyone have any idea how I can make this work? What am I doing wrong = here??=20 Please help......</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks in advance...</DIV> <DIV>Nair</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Additional Info about the hard drive----</DIV></DIV> <DIV>The FreeBSD fdisk screen looks like below:</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM>FDisk</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Disk name: ad0</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080=20 Sectors(19077MB)</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Offset =20 Size(ST) End =20 =20 Name PType =20 Desc =20 Subtype Flags</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>-63 = =20 126 =20 =20 62  = ; =20 - = =20 6 = =20 unused 0 = =20 = =20 </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>63 &n= bsp; =20 45297 =20 45359 =20 ad0s1 =20 1 = =20 unknown 120 =20 </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>45360 =20 1028160 = 1073519 =20 ad0s2 =20 2 = =20 fat =20 6</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>1073520 1013040 =20 2086559 = ad0s3 =20 3 = =20 freebsd 165 =20 C</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>2086560 2615760 =20 4702319 = ad0s4 =20 3 = =20 freebsd 165 &nb= sp; </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>4702320 34367697 =20 39070016 - =20 =20 6 = =20 unused 0</EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>During installation I configured slices in DiskLabel Editor=20 screen as follows:</DIV> <DIV><EM>Disklabel Editor</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Disk: ad0 Partition name:=20 ad0s3 Free: 0 blocks = (0MB)</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Disk: ad0 Partition name:=20 ad0s4 Free: 0 blocks = (0MB)</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Part =20 Mount Size =20 Newfs </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>ad0s2 <none>  = ;=20 502MB DOS</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>ad0s3a =20 / = =20 494MB Y</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>ad0s4b =20 swap 384MB &nbs= p; Y</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>ad0s4e =20 /var 50MB = ; Y</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>ad0s4f =20 /usr 843MB&nbs= p; Y</EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as = below:</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2584 Cyls x 240 Heads x 63 Sectors=20 ]</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>using LBA</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV><EM># Type = Row File=20 System Type =20 Starting(CHS) Ending(CHS) = Partition Size(KB)</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>0 =20 MBR &nbs= p; Master=20 Boot Record 0x0x1 = =20 0x0x1 &n= bsp; =20 0</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>1 =20 Pri &nbs= p; Unused  = ; = 0x0x2 =20 = =20 =20 0x0x63 &= nbsp; 31= </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>2 =20 Pri 1 &nb= sp; QNY=20 4.x = =20 0x1x1 = =20 =20 2x239x63 =20 22,648</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>3 >Pri =20 2 DOS=20 FAT-16 &= nbsp; 3x0x1 &nb= sp; &nbs= p;70x239x63 =20 514,080</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>4 Pri =20 3 =20 FreeBSD = 71x0x1 &= nbsp; &n= bsp; 37x239x63 =20 506,520</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>5 Pri =20 4 =20 FreeBSD = 138x0x1 = &= nbsp; =20 310x239x63 =20 1,307,880</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>6 =20 Pri &nbs= p; Unused =20 =20 =20 311x0x1 = 2583x238x63 &n= bsp; =20 17,183,848</EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C108AB.E808B880-- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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