Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:04:06 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Tracy Phillips <tphilips@usa.net> Cc: freebsd-install@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with no bootable partion Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970115160045.5627G-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <32DD16F3.63E9@usa.net>
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On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Tracy Phillips wrote: > 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. Sysinstall does get slightly confused when installing to a disk other than the first in the system. What you need to do to fix it is to boot using a DOS boot floppy, run fdisk, and reset the active partition to one on your first disk. > At the Boot selctor options i have tried them all and none seems to > work. If sysinstall wasn't broken, you would have overwritten system commander with this option. :( Definitely set it to "none"! > 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. wd(1,a)/kernel > 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 I'll take a look at it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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