From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 22 05:25:14 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95B3616A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 05:25:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from anchor-post-37.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-36.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8DF243D55 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 05:25:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from admin@sycos.co.uk) Received: from sycos.demon.co.uk ([158.152.248.21] helo=dpc27) by anchor-post-37.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1AYQ3a-0005UA-0b; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:25:10 +0000 Message-ID: <002f01c3c88f$061e8d90$1c77fea9@dpc27> From: "Admin" To: "Ion-Mihai Tetcu" References: <20031219000023.25533.qmail@web12606.mail.yahoo.com><000d01c3c61b$0a698510$1c77fea9@dpc27><20031219131531.0391ef62.itetcu@apropo.ro><001501c3c650$18209e20$1c77fea9@dpc27><20031220120732.3fdf69c9.itetcu@apropo.ro><010601c3c872$d3915590$1c77fea9@dpc27> <20031222142526.3dda48fc.itetcu@apropo.ro> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:25:09 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 cc: Dorin H cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1 PowerPak Installation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 13:25:14 -0000 Hi Ion-Mihai, My appologies, forgot to attach the file. I have re-sent that e-mail with attachment. When you install Red Hat Linux, it allows you to label the multiple boot loader partitions and the FreeBSD generates the label per partition created. If you have already installed an operating system e.g. Windows platform, then it is displayed as ?? rather than the name of the operating system. Is there a way to modify this boot loader file or rename the boot loader os label using command line command? Please advise a.s.a.p. Kind Regards Gurdial Chandra Sycos AES ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ion-Mihai Tetcu" To: "Admin" Cc: "Dorin H" ; Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.1 PowerPak Installation problem > On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:03:17 -0000 > "Admin" wrote: > > > Hi Ion-Mihai, > > > > I had to abandon the installation on this HDD (5600 rpm slower > > device). Now, I installed the system on faster HDD (7200rpm) and was > > able to complete the installation last friday. This morning when I > > tried to boot-up the system, it bi-passed the logger and logged as > > root. After running fsck command, I, have recovered the system and was > > able to login. > > Good. > > > I have attached the messages file for your advise. > > No attachement. > > > I have managed to complete the installation on 300MHz system. > > Configuring the XFreeBSD was a bit of struggle. > > Welcome to the club. > > > When you use sysinstall to generate XFree86Config file, where this > > file is saved? Why the graphical configuration tool option always > > indicate the configuration unsuccessful? > > If I remember well (as I don't use it) /root/XF86Config.new > > > I have USB floppy drive and when I try to mount, it gives me error > > message'msdosfs: /dev/fd0 No such device or file'. Please advise. > > Well, fd0 is for the floppy attched to fdc, but yours is on usb, devfs is > not seeing it so it does not create the entry in /dev. > Please start reading the handbook, the faq and the man pages. > > > Is there a way to modify the boot loader multiple os boot prompt? One > > of the options showing ?? > > The only one - modify the source. I don't advised that. > > > Please advise a.s.a.p. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Please drop this, is kinda annoing. > > > -- > IOnut > Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user